Jonathan said: 'I've met Ed. He's very nice, shy reserved. They've been dating four or five years.’
Asked if he was surprised at what Snowden did, Jonathan said: 'It wasn't out of character. He's always had strong convictions of right and wrong so it kind of makes sense, but it was a shock’.
Jonathan was not even angry that he was being put in this position, saying ‘alright, I understand'
He said that he did not know if his own views or those of his daughter - who dislikes the surveillance state - had any influence on Snowden.
He said: 'Lindsay is holding on. I've not spoken to her. She's holding up as well as can be expected'.
Asked if he knew where she was, he said: 'I have no idea'.
Earlier a blonde woman in her 50s thought to be Jonathan’s girlfriend went into his house and claimed to be the best friend of Lindsay’s’ mother Martha.
She said: ‘He (Jonathan) has nothing to do with it and she (Lindsay) has nothing to do with it’.