Can’t both be true? If I or GP do indeed care a lot about this example of our government’s behavior, wouldn’t it frustrate us even more that the messenger’s ill intentions or sketchy decisions during the disclosure make it easier to cast doubt on the substance of what he’s showing?
I don't think there's any doubt at all that what he disclosed is true, correct? Snowden isn't part of this story because what he did/didn't do doesn't change the fact that what he reported is the truth. Discussing him at all distracts from that.