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Jeffrey Epstein directly submitted FOIA requests to the National Security Agency seeking records about himself {fact:3,6,8,9}, which the NSA denied citing national security concerns and surveillance programs {fact:2,4}. His attorneys and estate further pursued these records through appeals and formal requests {fact:1,5,7,10}, establishing a documented interaction between Epstein and the NSA.
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From FOIAs to planes, Jeffrey Epstein's brushes with the CIA sashaingber.substack.com 6 facts
claimThe National Security Agency (NSA) denied Jeffrey Epstein's FOIA request 15 days after the appeal was filed.
quoteLawyer Darren Indyke stated in his appeal to the NSA: 'The Agency makes a bald assertion that ‘adversaries’ could compile the mere acknowledgement of the existence or non-existence of records about Epstein with other Agency responses to draw conclusions about the Agency's technical capabilities, sources and methods which ‘would reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security.’ Other than its conclusory statements to that effect, the Agency provides no substantiation to support this incredible proposition.'
quoteJeffrey Epstein requested that the NSA provide 'records, documents, files, communications, memoranda, orders, agreements and/or instructions relating to or referring to Epstein that were created from January 1 2000 to January 2, 2014.'
claimJeffrey Epstein sought records regarding himself from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
accountLawyer Darren Indyke filed an appeal to the National Security Agency (NSA) on March 4, 2014, regarding a FOIA request Jeffrey Epstein submitted online on January 2, 2014.
claimIn denying Jeffrey Epstein's FOIA request, the National Security Agency (NSA) cited Section 702, a surveillance program used to monitor foreigners overseas, and Section 215, a bulk metadata collection program that expired in 2020.
Epstein's lawyers asked CIA for records that could show affiliation ... washingtonpost.com 2 facts
Epstein Files: Attorneys demand CIA, NSA disclosure on intelligence ... aa.com.tr 2 facts
claimThe National Security Agency (NSA) has previously declined to confirm or deny the existence of responsive records regarding Jeffrey Epstein, citing concerns over potential harm to national security and the protection of intelligence sources and methods.
claimAttorneys representing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein have formally requested that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) release all records related to any potential intelligence ties, operational affiliations, or retained information involving Jeffrey Epstein.