NEW : `` Press reports that the National Security Agency broke privacy rules thousands of times per year and reportedly sought to shield required disclosure of privacy violations are extremely disturbing , '' said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi . White House : Audit shows NSA 's efforts to find , address privacy violations . NEW : NSA admits `` mistakes '' do occur , insists most are quickly addressed . Washington Post counts 2,776 incidents -- violations of rules of court orders on surveillance . New York Times reports that the number is likely much higher than this because some cases were not reported at all and others may have been covered up by officials who didn't want their names associated with it.
NEW : White House : Audit shows NSA 's efforts to find , address privacy violations . NEW : NSA admits `` mistakes '' do occur , insists most are quickly addressed . Washington Post counts 2,776 incidents -- violations of rules of court orders on surveillance . New York Times reports that the number is likely much higher than this because some cases were not reported at all and others may have been covered up by officials who didn't want their names associated with it.