U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. 20535 November 18, 2016 MR. JEFFREY L. LIGHT SUITE 915 1712 EYE STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006 FOIPA Request No.: 1358393-000 Civil Litigation No.: 1: 16-cv-01827 Subject: Donald J. Trump Statement regarding Second Amendment People (August 9, 2016) Dear Mr. Light: This is in response to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records responsive to your request pursuant to FOIA Exemptions (b)(7)(A) and (b)(7)(E) [5 U.S.C.§ 552 (b)(7)(A) and (b)(?)(E)]. The nature of your request implicates investigative records the FBI may or may not compile pursuant to its broad criminal and national security investigative missions and functions. Accordingly, the FBI cannot confirm or deny the existence of any such records about your subject as the mere acknowledgment of such records existence or nonexistence would in and of itself trigger foreseeable harm to 9gency interests protected by Exemptions (b)(?)(A) and Exemption (b)(?)(E) to wit: indicating whether the. FBI does or does not maintain material the disclosure of which could reasonably interfere with enforcer:)lent proceedings, and/or disclose techniques, procedures, or guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions that could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of lavv. It is unnecessary to adjudicate your request for a fee waiver, as no fees are being assessed. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (201 0). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. For questions regarding our determinations, visit the www.fbi.qov/f6ja website under "Contact Us." The FOIPA Request number listed above has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all correspondence concerning your request. Your patience is appreciated, You may file an appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIAonline portal by creating an account on the following web site: https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal." Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identified. You may seek dispute resolution services by contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at 877-684-6448, or by emailing ogis@nara.gov. Alternatively, you may contact the FBI's FOIA Public Liaison by emailing foipaquestions@ic.fbi.gov. to seek dispute resolution directly from the FBI. If you submit your dispute resolution correspondence by email, the subject heading should clearly state "Dispute Resolution Services," and also cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request, so we can easily identify your request for resolution. Sincerely yours, David M. Hardy Section Chief, Record/1 nformation Dissemination Section Records Management Division Enclosure U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. 20535 November 18, 2016 MR. JEFFREY L. LIGHT SUITE 915 1712 EYE STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006 FOIPA Request No.: 1358395-000 Civil Litigation No.: 1 :16-cv-01827 Subject: Donald J. Trump Statement regarding Russia (July 27, 2016) Dear Mr. Light: This is in response to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records responsive to your request pursuant to FOIA Exemptions (b)(7)(A) and (b)(7)(E) [5 U.S.C.§ 552 (b)(7)(A) and (b)(7)(E)]. The nature of your request implicates investigative records the FBI may or may not compile pursuant to its broad criminal and national security investigative missions and functions. Accordingly, the FBI cannot confirm or deny the existence of any such records about your subject as the mere acknowledgment of such records existence or nonexistence would in and of itself trigger foreseeable harm to agency interests protected by Exemptions (b)(7)(A) and Exemption (b)(7)(E) to wit: indicating whether the FBI does or does not maintain material the .disclosure of which could reasonably interfere with enforcement proceedings, and/or disclose techniques, procedures, or guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions that could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of law. It is unnecessary to adjudicate your request for a fee waiver, as no fees are being assessed. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (201 0). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. the www.fbi.gov/foiawebsite under "Contact Us." For questions regarding our,r;!e.terminations, The FOIPA Requ~st number listed abc>ve has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all correspondence concerning your request. Your patience is appreciated. You may file an appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIAonline portal by creating an account on the following web site: https://foiaonline.regulations.govlfoia/action/public/home. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal." Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identified. You may seek dispute resolution services by contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at 877-684-6448, or by emailing ogis@nara.gov. Alternatively, you may contact the FBI's FOIA Public Liaison by emailing foipaquestions@ic.fbi.gov. to seek dispute resolution directly from the FBI. If you submit your dispute resolution correspondence by email, the subject heading should clearly state "Dispute Resolution Services," and also cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request, so we can easily identify your request for resolution. Sincerely yours, David M. Hardy Section Chief, Record/Information Dissemination Section Records Management Division Enclosure