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.
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.