If so , they have to trust the branches of government to do the checking and balancing . President suggested they would have been better off if they had n't found out about NSA surveillance . Snowden 's family rejected Obama 's suggestion that he should have been killed . Federal whistleblower protection does n't appear to involve someone in Snowden 's death .
President suggested they would have been better off if they had n't found out about NSA surveillance . Snowden 's family rejected Obama 's suggestion that he should have been killed . Federal whistleblower protection does n't appear to involve someone in Snowden 's death .