Mike Rogers and Dianne Feinstein, head of the House and Senate intelligence committees, respectively, both made headlines for speculating that Snowden was working for the Russians or some other foreign power.
These were Stephanopoulos's followup questions:
"The Russians?"
"That's a pretty serious charge, sir. Which foreign power do you believe cultivated Edward Snowden?"
Bob Schieffer's followup questions to Rogers were:
"Why did you say that?"
"You said that some of the things -- some of the things that took place after he left adds to your suspicion. Tell us what you can about that."
David Gregory's followup questions to Rogers and Feinstein were:
"You think the Russians helped Ed Snowden?"
"That's a significant development if it's true."
"And do you agree with Chairman Rogers that he may have had help from the Russians?"
"Is it critical, then, to get to the bottom? And will you investigate who might have been involved and whether there was any link to the Russians?"
At no point did any of the hosts note, as the New York Times did, that "Officials at both the N.S.A. and the F.B.I. have said their investigations have turned up no evidence that Mr. Snowden was aided by others." Nor did they ask the hosts for any concrete proof beyond their speculation.