▁Dest ruction ▁of ▁evidence ▁ ▁The ▁Guardian ▁editor ▁Alan ▁Rus brid ger ▁said ▁the ▁newspaper ▁had ▁received ▁legal ▁thre ats ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁and ▁was ▁ur ged ▁to ▁surrender ▁all ▁documents ▁le aked ▁by ▁Snow den . ▁Security ▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁Communic ations ▁Head quarters ▁( G CH Q ) ▁later ▁made ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁London ▁headquarters ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁computer ▁hard ▁drives ▁containing ▁Snow den ' s ▁documents ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Edit ing ▁of ▁interview ▁trans cript ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁NS A ▁Director ▁of ▁Comp liance ▁John ▁Del ong ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁regarding ▁these ▁dis clos ures , ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁sent ▁a ▁" prep ared " ▁statement ▁to ▁The ▁Post ▁and ▁ordered ▁that ▁" none ▁of ▁Del ong ' s ▁comments ▁could ▁be ▁quoted ▁on ▁the ▁record ". ▁The ▁Post ▁refused ▁to ▁comp ly . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁investigation ▁ ▁A ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁of ▁these ▁dis clos ures , ▁by ▁Britain ' s ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Service , ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Comment s ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁assert ed ▁that ▁if ▁journal ists ▁maintain ▁their ▁independence ▁and ▁report ▁crit ically ▁about ▁govern ments , ▁they ▁too ▁may ▁be ▁" target ed " ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Index ▁on ▁C ensor ship ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁government