Holder Tells Russia Snowden Won’t Face Death Penalty

Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that fugitive former security contractor Edward Snowden won’t be tortured or face the death penalty if he is returned to the U.S.

Holder offered the assurances to Russian authorities in a letter dated July 23 and released today by the Justice Department in a bid to persuade the country to turn down Snowden’s asylum request.