The Black Vault has filed numerous cases throughout the years for keyword searches of e-mails, however, the FBI refused to process this case. Multiple appeals were filed under DOJ-AP-2017-000418 and DOJ-AP-2017-003992, given the rejections of the requests. Ultimately, the appeal was granted, and the case was given 1381538-000.

It would then take nearly SIX YEARS for the material to arrive, which it finally did.

Those 20 pages released, out of the 31 that were found, are below.

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Former FBI Director James Comey E-mails Referencing Edward Snowden [25 Pages, 14.5MB]

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This particular document was found, when I filed a FOIA request back on April 10, 2014, asking for: a copy of all records, electronic or otherwise, pertaining to the internal discussion by the National Security Agency on how the agency would deal with FOIA requests, the media, and any and all inquiries into the NSA after Edward Snowden released classified information. 

It took until 20 September 2017, but the NSA released the below document as responsive to the above.

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 NSA/CSS Media Engagement and Outreach Plan: September – December 2014 [21 Pages, 1.8MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nsa/NSAMediaPlan-SepDec2014.pdf

FOIA Case File

I requested the entire “FOIA Case File” with processing notes and internal documents, regarding the above case. Although I do not do this for every FOIA case I file, I felt this one would be interesting to see the “behind the scenes”.

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nsa/77487A.pdf

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In April of 2014, I requested from the National Security Agency (NSA) the following:

I respectfully request a copy of all records, electronic or otherwise, pertaining to the internal discussion by the National Security Agency on how the agency would deal with FOIA requests, the media, and any and all inquiries into the NSA after Edward Snowden released classified information.

It took more than three years, but the NSA finally responded with the below document.

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 NSA/CSS Media Engagement and Outreach Plan, September – December, 2014 [21 Pages, 1.4MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nsa/NSA-Snowden-FOIA.pdf

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