Lon Snowden, the father of famed leaker Edward Snowden, and the family’s lawyer have obtained visas to travel to Russia, where Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum as the U.S. seeks to extradite him on federal charges. Speaking on ABC News’ This Week, the senior Snowden and the lawyer did not divulge many details of the trip, but Lon Snowden did say that he would go out of his way to avoid aiding and abetting a wanted fugitive.
Russia to Host Snowden Family Reunion
Posted by: David Vranicar August 12, 2013 11:18 AMLon Snowden, the father of famed leaker Edward Snowden, and the family’s lawyer have obtained visas to travel to Russia, where Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum as the U.S. seeks to extradite him on federal charges. Speaking on ABC News’ This Week, the senior Snowden and the lawyer did not divulge many details of the trip, but Lon Snowden did say that he would go out of his way to avoid aiding and abetting a wanted fugitive.