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Hostages no more, tonight as Five Americans are on the way back to the United States they were freed earlier this morning after being wrongfully detained in iran for years. Three of them were imprisoned for over five years, and two others had not yet been publicly identified over their own privacy concerns. But what led to their release is leading to Harsh Criticism from some republicans tonight, because the u. S. On blocked Six Billion Dollars in frozen iranian oil revenue, and dismissed federal charges in released five iranians of their own. White house Officials Say that money could only be used for things like food and medicine and will be subject to strict oversight the deal was sealed as President Biden arrived here in new york where he is preparing to address the United Nations tomorrow. All of this is coming as another Foreign Policy crisis is looming in capitol hill over ukraine. The president is expected to continue to rally the world to defend ukraine against russia but in washington there is a growing divide as on clear display right now among House Republicans over funding that effort. President zelenskyy also here in new york ahead of its own meet with Congress Later this week. Lets go straight to the source with republican president ial candidate 2024 candidate Chris Christie governor christie thank you for being here tonight. Five americans are now on their way home. If you were president , would you have made this deal today . I would not have made the deal caitlin. No. The idea that iran would use this money for only humanitarian efforts, let me tell you what humanitarian is in iran. That means they cut your hands off before they kill you. That is humanitarian in iran. This is one of the most barbaric regimes in the world they are the biggest exporter of terror in the world and joe biden is giving them now Six Billion Dollars to go and make mischief. More mischief, dangerous mischief around the world. I wouldnt have made this deal as much as i wouldve liked those americans to be home, we cannot give Six Billion Dollars to a terrorist state. How would you have handled it, we have seen this criticism from republicans but these were americans. They were wrongfully held. Some of them in incredibly notorious prison. And former President Trump had this policy of Maximum Pressure on iran, he wasnt able to bring them home. Look, caitlin. You do The Very Best you can, and you continue to work as hard as you can. To get them returned home. But you do not get them returned home to make matters worse. They are now americans are now more of a target. For iran than they were before because they took five, maybe this time theyll take ten next time. And then theyll be looking for 12 billion or 15 billion dollars. This never ends. Its a Slippery Slope and you slide down it and as a leader, you have to say no to that type of thing. I would not have had a problem with changing five hostages for five hostages. But for five prisoners, rather. But i would not have given them Six Billion Dollars. This empowers that regime to exploit terror, and encourages them to take more americans in order to try and get more money from assets that are frozen. Because its their own terrorist conduct. If you were elected, this is a challenge that you also have to deal with there are still americans wrongfully detained abroad, obviously one of the top names that comes to mind, why do you believe you would be better at handling these sensitive and complex issues, then some of the people who are running against you . Former president Vice President former ambassador to the United Nations. They know who have dealt with these kinds of issues before. Look first off the former president has shown himself to be someone who in this iteration of his political career, cares only about himself and more of his statements today on just proving that. He puts himself before he puts any of the American People. So i think he would be off the list lets face it, the former Vice President and former u. N. Ambassador had no experience doing this as well. I spent seven years as a prosecutor, and in that job, i had to do involved negotiations with a lot of criminals a lot of folks who were committed crimes, and trying to resolve those issues. And using intelligence. I have done that before, as the United States attorney, in the fifth Largest Office in the entire country. And it prepared me very well for the kind of negotiations you would need to be engaged in at this level as president. As i mentioned president lewinsky is, here he will meet with lawmakers and washington later this week amid a Government Funding fight that includes resistance from your partys right to continue supporting ukraine. What do you say tonight to Republicans Seone who has visited who argue more money for ukraine isnt needed, and theyre willing to shut down the government over it . Well look, theyre just wrong. History shows theyre wrong. This is a proxy war with china. Caitlin, this is a proxy war with the chinese, the chinese are funded the russian war against ukraine. Theyre supporting. It they have now set their client state, north korea, through kim jongun to meet with putin. To have them exchange weapons. These folks are connected, all three of. Them kim jongun, president xi, president putin. They are committed communist authoritarian dictators. And they want the world to look like what russia and china and north korea look like. That side of the way, i think the world should work. If we dont stand up to china now we will be Fighting China in taiwan. And then it wont be just sending arms there, it will be sending american men and women their. To fight that fight, and that is not something that we should want to do, in fact by being tough now we can avoid that in the future. That message doesnt seem to be breaking through to some members of your party. Look, they have the right to be wrong caitlin. There are many of us who have to stand up and say no. This is where the president needs to show better leadership. Joe biden has given the ukrainians just enough not to lose, he shouldve been more aggressive right from the beginning. But now he has a job to do. His job is to convince the majority of the United States house senate to continue to support ukraine. The fact is they are making progress in their counteroffensive and they would make even more if they had arm them with f16s earlier. If we had given them artillery they needed earlier. We didnt do those things. And its naive to believe, as some of the Republican Party believe, that somehow we can negotiate something with vladimir putin, which will quench his thirst for aggression. This is a former kgb operative, kaitlyn, who wants to put back the Old Soviet Union he wants to put it back together. He will not be satisfied until that is done. And we need to stand up and say. No, we need to make that very clear by our support in ukraine. Im not sure the people like Marjorie Taylor greene are listening to President Biden or will be convinced by his arguments. I want to ask you about something else. You mentioned you are a former pro federal prosecutor, former President Donald Trump was asked over the weekend whether or not he was listening to lawyers or acting on his own accord when it came to challenging the election results. And trying to overturn the election. This is what he said. You called some of your outside lawyers and you said they had crazy theories, why were you listening to them, were you listening to them because they were telling you what you wanted to hear. I listen to them myself. As to whether or not i believe its, rigged sure. It was my decision. Does that hurt a Legal Defense that he could try to use . Every time he opens his mouth his lawyers must want to vomit. I mean, this is a guy who is just burying himself deeper and deeper, taking away any potential defense he has. To the charges that have been brought against him. And incredibly i think one of the rare times in his life donald trump is actually telling the truth. I think he was the person who made these decisions. I think he is responsible for his own conduct like any adult should be responsible for their own conduct ill tell you. If i was his defense lawyer, i would want to jump out of a window. Every time this guy gets in front of a microphone or in front of a screen, i have to send something out on truth social. Look, this is why we are as republicans cannot nominate him again. You never know whats gonna come out of his mouth next. He gets himself deeper and deeper in trouble. He will be sitting in a courtroom every day for all of march and most of april what we should be out there fighting joe biden and the democrats to rewin the white house and take control of congress. Thats why i am the right person to do this. I will be bringing that fight to him. I wont be have to be spending five minutes inside a e fair or not, i know this disagreement with someone our party about that. The fact is they are a reality. His conduct, which as you saw from that interview, he does not deny his conduct. Kaitlan if you dont deny the conduct then you are in very very big trouble. He is in big trouble, if we nominate him our party will be in big trouble. 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Listening more than talking, and a personalized plan to guide you through a changing world. Tonight Five Americans who are wrongfully detained in iran are on a plane in just hours away from landing in washington. Critics of the deal that was made say that by unlocking Six Billion Dollars in iranian oil revenue. Paying a ransom and incentivizing more Hostage Taking the future. The white house has been pushing back on that pointing to new sanctions that they say are punishment for the lack of answers that they still have regarding another prisoner. Bob levinson who is the longest held hostage in American History the retired fbi agent disappeared in iran more than 16 years ago and is believed to have died in iranian custody. His daughter joins me now, and its so good to have you here, its an event where there have families of Detained Americans there, i imagine this is a bit of a tough day for you. Absolutely, thank you so much for having me and giving me a chance to talk about my father. The great celebration of success that this deal actually is for Five Americans coming home today. Youre, dad 16 years. I know that part of the sanctions that came out today, they talk they still want a full accounting from iran. They want questions about your dad, what questions are you still seeking, are you hopeful that the u. S. Is committed to making sure you get those answers . They have told me they, are a lot of Administration Officials are telling me firsthand they will not stop until they give us answers. Im hopeful, but its just very hard with iranians, i think we need to continue to find ways to deter them from the future. And let them know that my fathers blood is on their hands. We will not rest until they sent him home to us or give us a full account from the day they got there to whatever unfortunately happened to him we have heard not from republicans, but Human Rights Activists who say they do have concerns that this incentivizes Hostage Taking. You dont seem to have those concerns . I think this Administration Made a difficult decision, they had to make them to bring the americans home. I think we should be focusing on, that and celebrating that. And when theyre home on american soil we need to move to the next, up punishing them, i think the sanctions are four step towards that. Can you put that in perspective of someone who is a family member, he is your father. For those who are criticizing the deal when you go through every day it is your loved one who is being held wrongfully. I think the best thing i can say is these Five Americans are coming home to their family, where my father was not able to. Every american should be celebrating that right now. Whenever you when i met it was for the Foundation Dinner and you talk about your dog ingests the memories that you have and what you think of and what are you thinking of on this day . Im thinking hed be so proud of his family. And how he we continue to fight for him. And for other americans to come home, and fight against this injustice thats happening in Hostage Taking. And how we wont stop fighting. He knows that. So we got him at peace. I know this is a tough day, for you thank you for coming in to talk about this. Thank you very much. Up ahead we have an exclusive oneonone with a major player in the Democratic PartyCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom. His take on of repu