Ben Wizner’s early involvement with Snowden and potential ACLU standing strategy

Ben Wizner’s early involvement with Snowden and potential ACLU standing strategy The passage provides specific names, dates, and interactions that could be pursued (e.g., encrypted chat on July 13, 2013, and the claim that Snowden’s FISA order gave the ACLU standing). While it does not introduce new explosive allegations, it offers concrete leads for investigating the ACLU’s role and possible coordination with Snowden’s disclosures. Key insights: Ben Wizner, ACLU lawyer, was informed of Snowden by Laura Poitras in Jan 2013.; Wizner advised Poitras to maintain contact with Snowden, who claimed senior intelligence status.; On July 13, 2013, Russian attorney Kucherena arranged an encrypted chat between Snowden and Wizner.