No, that's not the argument at all. Snowden's father said that he anticipated his son would return if he had a guarantee of freedom before trial, no gag order, and a choice of venue. This was widely reported and I am assessing his statements at face value.

Nobody but you has mentioned solitary confinement or Virginia courts; you're entitled to an opinion that that's the risk he's facing, but that has nothing to do with the statement made by Snowden's father. You don't speak for him.

I know what his father said. You're reading it wrong is all. You're also incorrect that nobody but me mentioned solitary confinement or Virginia courts. Snowden himself brought that issue up and it's been widely discussed.