Aaaand, Mashable somehow casts the released e-mail as evidence in favor of Snowden’s claims:

mashable.com

During his first ever American TV interview, Edward Snowden told NBC’s Brian Williams that he had tried to go through internal channels to raise concerns about the NSA surveillance programs before he leaked stolen documents.

On Thursday, the NSA released the email, confirming the claim months after it said that there was no evidence Snowden ever raised concerns with anyone at the spy agency.