President suggested Americans would have been better off if they had n't found out about NSA program . Comment: Federal whistleblower protection does n't appear to help someone in Snowden 's case .
President suggested Americans would have been better off if they had n't found out about NSA program . Snowden 's father rejects Obama 's suggestion that he would have been protected . Federal whistleblower protection does n't appear to help someone in Snowden 's case .