Regardless of who was in on it before the leak, the fact that Congress is willing to own a widely unpopular and (likely) illegal program after the leak does not

Regardless of who was in on it before the leak, the fact that Congress is willing to own a widely unpopular and (likely) illegal program after the leak does not engender much confidence that this branch of government would have responded productively to a less publicized whistleblower who worked through the legal system. In short, they're complacent to domestic snooping.