We've met a lot of those families. A lot of those families that we saw the videos are people we've met with four, five, six times. And in the depths of this, There were months where, frankly, I doubted whether they were ever going to see their loved ones again. I mean, it was a real question about whether it was going to happen. So to be able to watch video of these people that I've met with, some of … (03:36–03:40)
CLAIM
Asserts that there was significant doubt about the success of the hostage release for months.
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