Event Details

June 01, 0001

Description

Poitras emails Snowden confirming The Guardian approved the trip.

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
Glenn Greenwald person 430 View Entity
Laura Poitras person 378 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019575.jpg

Book Page / Evidence Production • 1.64 MB
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This document is a page (87) from the book 'Escape Artist,' likely produced as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamped). It details Edward Snowden's preparations in Hong Kong, including a contingency plan involving Micah Lee building a 'dead man's switch' website, and the coordination with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras to break the NSA surveillance story via The Guardian.

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Date unknown • N/A

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Snowden first met with Greenwald.

Date unknown • Unspecified

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Publication of "Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations" in The Guardian.

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Publication of a Guardian article on 'the NSA surveillance revelations' by Edward Snowden.

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Publication of a Guardian article about Laura Poitras suing the US government.

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Meetings took place with Edward Snowden.

Date unknown • Hong Kong

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Micah Lee's involvement with Snowden, Greenwald, and Poitras begins, though it was not publicly revealed for 18 months.

2013-01-01

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Publication of a Guardian article by Glenn Greenwald about an email exchange between Snowden and Humphrey.

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Event Metadata

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Location
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Significance Score
5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-19 21:40

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019575.jpg
Date String
June 1

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