We've done this so many times before. We've had former presidents do it. We've had sitting members of Congress do it. It is something that, you know, it is absolutely not rewarding them. It is not in any way responding to specific demands. It is a recognition that certain countries that I think are kind of beyond the pale the rule of law hold people and subject them to long prison terms that are absolutely unfair and unwarranted. And maybe it's, you know, the fact I have a daughter, but I believed that if we could bring these young women home, we should bring them home.
Hillary Clinton: “We've done this so many times before. We've had former presidents do it. We've had sitting members of Congress do it. It…”
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Hillary Clinton defends the decision to send Bill Clinton to North Korea to secure the release of the detained journalists, arguing that it is not rewarding hostage-taking but a humanitarian effort.
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