The FBI may treat the existence of classified records concerning foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, or international terrorism as exempt from FOIA disclosure requirements.
Sources
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - National Archives (archives.gov)
- https://www.foia.gov/faq.html (foia.gov)
- https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/implementing-foias-statutory-exclusion-provisions (justice.gov)
- https://foia.wiki/wiki/%C2%A7_552(c)_Exclusions (foia.wiki)
- https://www.dhs.gov/foia-exemptions (dhs.gov)
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