30.05.2014 - 11:11 [ Techdirt ]

James Clapper: Yes, Snowden Emailed NSA Lawyer, But Not About His Concerns

Earlier today, we noted that NBC had confirmed that Snowden had raised some of his concerns to people within the intelligence community. In response, James Clapper‘s office (the Office of the Director of National Intelligence) has nowreleased what they claim is the only email Snowden sent to the NSA‘s legal team. The email was sent just about a month before Snowden went to Hong Kong, and, as ODNI notes, does not address the issues related to Snowden‘s whistleblowing concerns: