The press and government are two distinct powers. All that you listed, FBI, attorney, Congress, are all part of the government, which is the one which controls

The press and government are two distinct powers. All that you listed, FBI, attorney, Congress, are all part of the government, which is the one which controls and directs what the NSA does. Leaking to the press is not a bug. Seeking maximum distance from what you denounce is sane. You have the same problems in the private sector, where you are directed to voice your complain to HR. Secrecy is a poison.