Hacker Tells CNN He Was ‘Probably’ High When He Targeted CIA Director

In a bizarre and rambling interview with CNN, the hacker who targeted CIA director John Brennan and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said that he was a habitual marijuana smoker and was “probably” high when he hacked their email accounts.

The hacker told CNN’s Laurie Segall that it was extremely easy to hack both men’s accounts. His motivation behind the hack was for a “Free Palestine… the U.S. government funds Israel, and in Israel they kill innocent people.”

Segall asked for information on the hacker’s background. “How old you are, are you in the United States; anything you can tell me about yourself?”

“Yeah, I’m below the age of 22-years-old. Uh, I smoke pot, and I live in America,” he said.

“You smoke pot?” she asked.

“All day, every day,” he responded chuckling.

Segall asked if he was high when he hacked Brennan’s email account. “Probably,” the hacker admitted.

The hacker added that he plans to “go to Russia and chill with Snowden” to avoid retribution. He added that he wasn’t worried about being caught by the United States because “I’m actually a pretty fast runner.”

As for his next victims, the hacker said he plans to target police, the government and the White House. His reason? “They’re losers.”

Watch above, via CNN.

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