I know that if I wanted to actually blow the whistle on somebody like the NSA, I would make sure to plant the evidence on somebody else to give them a juicy target to latch onto.
We should be talking about the fact whistleblowers need legal protection. The current treatment of whistleblowers leaves those who wish to defend the principles of the country no good options.
We should also be talking about how easy it is to frame someone and have them found guilty. The fact that we both have zero problem believing that it's that easy to set someone up should be terrifying.
If he was the one (with full proof) trying to sell secrets then I won't blink twice.