There is no record that he attempted to use internal channels. He would have been afforded whistleblower protection had he went to Congress with his findings.
> There is no record that he attempted to use internal channels
From the beginning of the Snowden quote:
> I could not legally go to the official channels that direct NSA employees have available to them
In addition, I find it difficult to take any congressional report on this matter, including the one you cited, seriously given that their primary source is a group of people who have repeatedly lied to Congress without consequence.
Why do you take Snowden's word as gospel but dismiss a bipartisan Congressional Committee's findings? I think that you are biased and nothing will change your mind. Let's agree to disagree.
From the beginning of the Snowden quote:
> I could not legally go to the official channels that direct NSA employees have available to them
In addition, I find it difficult to take any congressional report on this matter, including the one you cited, seriously given that their primary source is a group of people who have repeatedly lied to Congress without consequence.