Edward Snowden's Father Says Son 'Betrayed his Government' (VIDEO)

The father of Edward Snowden, the man responsible for leaking information about the National Security Agency's surveillance program, has said in an interview that he does not believe that his son has committed treason and that he may return to the United States voluntarily, according to NBC News.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News Lonnie Snowden, who has not spoken to his son since April, told NBC's Michael Isikoff that he doesn't think his son is a traitor but understands if others do.

"At this point I don't feel that he's committed treason," Lonnie Snowden said. "He has in fact broken U.S. law, in a sense that he has released classified information. And if folks want to classify him as a traitor in fact he has betrayed his government. But I don't believe that he's betrayed the people of the United States."

It is currently unknown where exactly Snowden is right now. It is believed that he is currently stuck at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. After leaving Hong Kong it was thought that Snowden was on his way to Ecuador, where he has applied for political asylum, but he has not entered the South American country nor has he been seen boarding a flight in Moscow, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Ricardo Patino, Ecuador's foreign minister, has said that his country has yet to make a decision on whether or not they will grant political asylum to Snowden, nor should a decision be expected in the near future.

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Lonnie Snowden has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder that stipulates some conditions that he believes will convince Edward Snowden to return to the U.S. Bruce Fein, a Washington-based lawyer representing the elder Snowden, helped craft the letter that demands Edward Snowden be allowed to remain free prior to trial, that he will not be placed under a gag order and that he can choose where the trial will take place, according to CNN.

"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," Fein wrote.

Lonnie Snowden told NBC News that he believes that his son has been led astray by Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

"I don't want to put him in peril, but I am concerned about those who surround him," Lonnie Snowden said. "I think WikiLeaks, if you've looked at past history, you know, their focus isn't necessarily the Constitution of the United States. It's simply to release as much information as possible."