Snowden's Dad Proposes Plan

WORTH A TRY

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 10:17AM ET / Published Jun. 29, 2013 11:01AM ET

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Father knows best. Lonnie Snowden, father of the elusive NSA leaker Edward Snowden, said in a television interview on Friday that he is confident his son would return to the U.S. under certain conditions. Papa Snowden claimed his lawyer has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder saying that his son would probably return if the government promised not to hold him before trial and not to impose a gag order. Also relevant: Lonnie has apparently not spoken to Edward since April. So much for insider information.

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Snowden's Dad Proposes Plan

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