Records relating to detention and interrogation of Benghazi suspect Ahmed Salim Faraj Abu Khatallah (FBI)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

U.S. forces captured Ahmed Salim Faraj Abu Khatallah in Benghazi, Libya, on June 15, 2014, and transported him to the USS New York, where he was interrogated by a unidentified Intelligence Community team and, afterward, by FBI Special Agents Michael Clarke and Justin O’Donnell. On June 28, 2014, Abu Khatallah was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

In a May 3, 2017, U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips of the DOJ U.S. Attorney's Office's National Security Section made a court filing in the case of U.S. v. Ahmed Salim Faraj Abu Khatallah (see document 197, case number 1:14-cr-00141-CRC, available here: http://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000015b-d53d-de78-a1fb-f53da37b0000). In that filing, the government describes Abu Khatallah's detention and interrogation, including a detailed description and photograph of his living quarters aboard the USS New York (p. 9). Based on that court filing, I request the following records:

(1) any and all photographs of Abu Khatallah, taken from his arrest on June 15, 2014, to his arraignment on June 28, 2014, inclusive;
(2) any and all photographs of Abu Khatallah's living quarters, taken from his arrest on June 15, 2014, to his arraignment on June 28, 2014, inclusive;
(3) any and all photographs of rooms used to interrogate Abu Khatallah, taken from his arrest on June 15, 2014, to his arraignment on June 28, 2014, inclusive;
(4) any and all interrogation plans for Abu Khatallah, from his arrest on June 15, 2014, to his arraignment on June 28, 2014, inclusive;
(5) any and all meal schedules for Abu Khatallah, from his arrest on June 15, 2014, to his arraignment on June 28, 2014, inclusive; and
(6) a complete copy of the notebook provided to Abu Khatallah on June 19, 2014 (see p.9 of this court filing: http://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000015b-d53d-de78-a1fb-f53da37b0000).

This request includes, but is not limited to, all photographs included in the May 3, 2017, court filing. Please include the highest-resolution copy available of all photographs.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by email attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,
Joshua Eaton