Obama to Germany: Give us ‘benefit of the doubt’ on NSA snooping

President Obama told the German people Monday to give the U.S. “the benefit of the doubt” on American spying and surveillance efforts.

At a press conference alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr. Obama acknowledged that NSA snooping programs have damaged U.S. relationships with allies such as Germany. But the president also said he it’s unfair to assume the worst about America.

“What I would ask would be that the German people recognize that the United States has always been on the forefront of trying to promote civil liberties, that we...