Posted on 06/28/2013 11:10:12 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Snowden's father offers deal in letter to Holder By Justin Sink - 06/28/13 01:03 PM ET
The father of Edward Snowden has proposed a deal to Attorney General Eric Holder that he says could convince his son to return to the United States.
Lonnie Snowden said his son, Edward, would likely come back to America if he were promised that he could remain free prior to trial, not be subjected to a gag order and be tried in a place of his choosing.
He also proposed that if those terms were violated, the government should agree to dismiss charges against Edward, a former defense contractor who admitted to leaking information about top-secret National Security Agency programs.
"With these written representations and guarantee, Mr. Snowden is reasonably confident that his son could be persuaded to surrender voluntarily to the jurisdiction of the United States to face trial," wrote Bruce Fein, the Washington attorney for Snowden's father, in the letter to Holder that was obtained by CNN.
Edward Snowden is thought to currently be at the international terminal of the Moscow Airport, where he arrived last weekend after fleeing Hong Kong. He has reportedly requested asylum in Ecuador.
The Justice Department did not immediately return a request for comment.
Asked about Snowden on Thursday, President Obama said he would not engage in wheeling and dealing and trading and a whole host of other issues, simply to get a guy extradited so he can face the justice system here in the United States."
Lonnie Snowden said he has not spoken to his son since April.
"I love him, I would like to have the opportunity to communicate with him. I don't want to put him in peril, but I am concerned about those who surround him," he said in an interview Friday with NBC News.
Then we'll call it square............
I think they should just let him rot in Russia. That’s what we did when two other NSA turncoats defected to there. One of them wanted to come back but we told him to rot.
I still think the good he did in revealing the unconstitutional spying on Americans outweighs the harm he did by letting China know we were spying on them.
you mean obama
Entrusting 0bama and his Marxist minions with top secret clearances has done more damage to our national security than Edward Snowden ever could.
Striking a deal with the devil...
Does anyone honestly believe Holder would live up to and agreement made????
No, Obama should be dropped off in the middle of Pockeestuan.
“Life without parole in the transit zone of the Moscow airport!”
That’s pretty harsh...
Apparently that Ecuador asylum negotiation is going poorly.
If you're talking about Obama, I agree with you. If you're talking about Snowden, I do not.
Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, but if he’s in the international arrivals area, then he’s not technically in Russia... or any other country right now. Can’t we have a few agents go get him and ‘escort’ him to a flight to Washington?
>> How’s about busting rocks at the penitentiary in Leavenworth for 50 years? Then we’ll call it square............
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> If you’re talking about Obama, I agree with you. If you’re talking about Snowden, I do not.
Agreed on the latter, but I think Leavenworth’s a bad idea for the former.
Treason of that sort ought to be a public hanging; then politicians would finally understand how “not amused” we are.
I agree with you.
Knowing what I know about Diane Feinstien, anyone she calls a traitor is o.k. with me.
That's called kidnapping, and he'd be seriously justified in killing the escorts
by the I was in fear for my life
defense.
Okay, though I admit having thoughts about having stronger crimes committed against Snow-job in this case.
Can we trust our own current government?
I’m undecided about Snowdens liability until the facts are known but this is wrong. No deals with anyone.
Holder, Jarrett and the usurper should be busting rocks. Snowden should be the guard ordering them to bust some more.
He hasn’t spoken to him months. He flying blind on this.
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