Thanks for posting the letter. I didn't have time to look that up today.

Here's what Snowden's dad is saying now.
The elder Snowden said he thinks Russia is probably the best place to seek asylum because it is most likely to withstand U.S. pressure. Edward Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia last week.
Lon Snowden, a Coast Guard veteran who has worked on national security issues in his career, said he has tremendous faith in the American people and in the Constitution. He said that in a more subdued environment he feels confident that his son could get a fair trial, and the leak would be considered in context of his son’s desire to expose a surveillance program that he and others believe exceeds constitutional bounds.

But he said the Justice Department’s efforts to pressure other countries to turn over Snowden, coupled with silence from President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in the face of denunciations leveled by members of Congress who have labeled Snowden a traitor, have eroded his hope for a fair trial.
On NBC’s “Today” show today, Lon Snowden said there’s been a concerted effort by some members of Congress to “demonize” his son.

Lon Snowden and his lawyer, Bruce Fein, released a letter asking Obama to dismiss the criminal charges against Edward Snowden and to support legislation “to remedy the NSA surveillance abuses he revealed.”
The elder Snowden and Fein said they were disgusted by Holder’s letter to Russian officials promising that Snowden would not face the death penalty if he were extradited. They said it reflects a mindset that Snowden is presumed guilty and that a sentence of 30 years or life would be a reasonable punishment.
Edward Snowden's father, of Lehigh County, says son better off in Russia | lehighvalleylive.com

He sent the letter to President Obama and now they still want to arrest him. That proves that Obama didn't agree with the letter. And I just know that the offer for a civilian trial with a lawyer is just a lie to try and get him back.
Like his dad said, he's lucky to be in Russia.