Alt view: By engaging in illegal activity, the agency undermined it's legitimate spying of targets outside the country. If there were no illegal activity, ther

Alt view: By engaging in illegal activity, the agency undermined it's legitimate spying of targets outside the country. If there were no illegal activity, there would be no need for whistleblowing. I'd chalk up any damage to the legitimate spying as a collateral damage and put the people who authorized the illegal activity responsible for such damage.