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Events
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Relationships
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Type: Report / narrative account (house oversight record)
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Summary

This document is page 93 of a House Oversight record (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020245). While the prompt requests 'Epstein-related' analysis, the text of this specific page is exclusively a narrative account regarding Edward Snowden, the NSA PRISM program, and Snowden's communications with journalists Barton Gellman and Glenn Greenwald in May 2013. It details Snowden's attempts to get the Washington Post to publish leaked materials and his subsequent pivot to Greenwald amid logistical and security concerns in Hong Kong.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Edward Snowden Whistleblower
Former contractor leaking NSA documents, communicating under alias 'Verax'
Barton Gellman Journalist
Washington Post reporter receiving leaks from Snowden
Glenn Greenwald Journalist
Guardian reporter being recruited by Snowden to publish leaks
Laura Poitras Filmmaker/Journalist
Intermediary who facilitated transfer of slides to Gellman and tutored Greenwald on encryption
Micah Lee Technologist
Sent encryption tools to Greenwald from Berkeley

Timeline (3 events)

2007
Presidential directive imposing rules on NSA regarding data collection on Americans.
USA
NSA
May 24, 2013
Snowden pressures Gellman to publish PRISM story within 72 hours.
Remote (Hong Kong to US)
May 25, 2013
Snowden emails Greenwald aggressively to persuade him to come to Hong Kong.
Remote

Locations (4)

Relationships (3)

Edward Snowden Source/Journalist Barton Gellman
Snowden provided NSA slides to Gellman via Poitras.
Laura Poitras Colleague/Tutor Glenn Greenwald
Poitras helped tutor Greenwald on encryption protocols.
Micah Lee Tech Support Glenn Greenwald
Lee sent Greenwald encryption tools via FedEx.

Key Quotes (6)

"That whole period was very carefully planned and orchestrated"
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"omniscient State powers"
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"our freedom and way of life"
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"Perhaps I am naïve."
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"I have risked my life and family."
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"You recently had to decline"
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