Ah, yes. The law. If someone breaks the law, they are punished. Justice is that simple.

Oh, wait, unless the laws happen to constrain the interrogation techniques used against detainees. Or if they prevent access to the private lives of American citizens. Or if they protect whistleblowers. Or if they get in the way of fighting terrorism in any other way.

But aside from that minor footnote of an afterthought, the law is the law, so we all need to just shut up and accept it.