While Edward Snowden ought not be the focus of the NSA surveillance controversy, the United States government is certainly trying to make that the case. Watch this US State Department press conference from yesterday, in which spokesperson Jen Psaki is absolutely grilled by the press corps on the State Department’s response to Russia regarding Edward Snowden’s recent press conference.

Pay particular attention to the AP’s Matthew Lee and CNN’s Elise Labott. That, my friends, is how you journalist.