The Office of the Director of National Intelligence states that "NSA has now explained that they have found one email inquiry by Edward Snowden to the Office of General Counsel asking for an explanation of some material that was in a training course he had just completed. The e-mail did not raise allegations or concerns about wrongdoing or abuse, but posed a legal question that the Office of General Counsel addressed." The email does raise a legal question about spying authority, and it is unclear whether there was any further conversation after the initial communication.