House Oversight Report Claims Snowden Removed 1.5 Million NSA Documents, Including Level‑3 Secrets

House Oversight Report Claims Snowden Removed 1.5 Million NSA Documents, Including Level‑3 Secrets The passage cites a declassified House Intelligence Committee report and Pentagon investigation that quantify Snowden’s data removal and describe the nature of the documents (military secrets, Level‑3 tools). It provides concrete numbers, dates, and officials (Gen. Martin Dempsey, Richard Ledgett) that can be followed up for verification, making it a strong investigative lead. While the claim is not new to public discourse, the specific figure of 1.5 million documents and the description of “road‑map” documents add actionable detail, warranting further inquiry. Key insights: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence declassified a report on Dec. 22 stating Snowden removed 1.5 million documents.; Pentagon investigation (2013‑2014) employed hundreds of military‑intelligence officers to review the documents.; Gen. Martin Dempsey testified that most of the material were military secrets, not domestic surveillance.