What the German government should do is to refuse intelligence gathered using criminal methods (and push for an international prosecution of the American offici

What the German government should do is to refuse intelligence gathered using criminal methods (and push for an international prosecution of the American officials involved in such actions), and request information sharing gathered by legal means, as expected from any ally. I understand that for any you-are-with-us-or-against-us mentality this is difficult to swallow.