DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW 11155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155 Ref: 23-SB-0032 June 7, 2023 Kash Patel Dear Mr. Patel: This is in response to your December 2, 2022, correspondence requesting public release clearance for the manuscript titled, “Government Gangsters”. The manuscript submitted for prepublication security review is CLEARED AS AMENDED for public release. Enclosed are copies of the “cleared as amended” manuscript pages. The amendments are clearly identified with blacked out text; where applicable, cleared alternative language is provided in the margins. Also enclosed is a stamped copy of the first page of the manuscript The amendments protect from release classified national security information and unclassified information that may lead to the compromise of classified information. The amendments may not be exclusive to the Department of Defense (DoD), as manuscript reviews often require consultation with other federal agencies that own information in the manuscript. This office requires that you add the following disclaimers prior to publishing the manuscript: “The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. government. The public release clearance of this publication by the Department of Defense does not imply Department of Defense endorsement or factual accuracy of the material This clearance does not include any photograph, picture, exhibit, caption, or other supplemental material not specifically approved by this office, nor does this clearance imply DoD endorsement or factual accuracy of the material. You are responsible for sourcing and acknowledgement of all photos in your manuscript, to include any stock footage you use of military equipment. The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the DoD of the linked websites, or the information, products or services contained therein. The DoD does not exercise any editorial, security, or other control over the information found at these locations. This office notes that your manuscript may include the names and other personally identifiable information (PII) of former or active duty Service members, DoD employees, and third party individuals, the release of which could be a violation of the privacy rights of these individuals. As the author, you are solely responsible for the release of any PII and its legal implications. If you have not done so already, you may wish to consult these individuals and obtain permission to include their PII in the manuscript. If you are not satisfied with this determination, please have your counsel contact the Department of Justice counsel assigned to the litigation captioned Patel v. Department of Defense, No. 23-cv-1253-CRC (D.D.C.). Additionally, you may rewrite portions of the redacted information and resubmit the ma script for reconsideration The point of contact for this review is II rail for Chief Enclosure(s): As stated