I can see sympathy up to when they discover their work wasn't what they thought it was, for those that were caught off-guard. After all, if their boss was willing to lie to Congress on the record, who knows what lies he and the rest of the organization was willing to spew to them?
Once the revelations broke, they alone have responsibility for their actions. I can see giving them a month or two to figure out how to react and to make sure of the leaks' authenticity.
At this point I don't see how to see them as anything but complicit out of willful choice.
They can choose any moment to leave.
Or to blow the whistle and leak more information useful to the citizenry.
(Edit to nrmilstein's response: Choosing is simple. As I mentioned, I can see taking months to act.)
Once the revelations broke, they alone have responsibility for their actions. I can see giving them a month or two to figure out how to react and to make sure of the leaks' authenticity.
At this point I don't see how to see them as anything but complicit out of willful choice.
They can choose any moment to leave.
Or to blow the whistle and leak more information useful to the citizenry.
(Edit to nrmilstein's response: Choosing is simple. As I mentioned, I can see taking months to act.)