"The whole "removal" sounds like "one ought not be an NSA employee."

It is not that one 'ought not'. It is that the NSA is spying on us all. It is also lying about what it is doing, and being deceitful about its tactics.

People need to make a choice about where they stand. If they want to stand with the NSA, that is fine.

Unfortunately from a practical POV, it means I cannot trust them.

On the bright side, I cannot think of any reason an ex employee of the NSA would be honest about their previous employment.