Yet been released. The question is when will they come home, and what are we giving iran in return. Joining me now, National Security counsel coordinator for strategic communications, john kirby. Admiral, thank you very much for being with us. I know that we believe, the United States believes those imprisonments and trials and charges were not true. And were happy to have these individuals back. When will they be on a plane back and out of iran . I dont really know right now. Were still working out the details and parameters here about eventually securing their freedom, and when that will be, what that will look like. But we dont really know right now. Were just really happy that theyre out of evan prison because the conditions there were just intolerable. Theyre in house arrest, but still in iran. Theyre not home yet, and we still have a lot of work to do to get them there. Have we been in touch with them directly . Do we know what condition theyre . We have been in touch with them t
anything wrong. he just signed a piece of paper that did not have any of that language in it. reporter: other attorneys have called this all a political prosecution or saying that this is the attorney general trying to stretch the law. this case is going to be watched closely across the country, katy. it is the first case. we ve seen this fake elector scheme play out across the country. it s the first time that you re seeing 16 of them charged. they are now arraigned. they all pleaded not guilty, and we ll expect to see them in court again later this month. shaq, i know you were showing one of the lawyers that document. let s put the document up on the screen because we have it as well. other defendants have made a similar claim, they signed blank pieces of paper. let me show you this, we the under signed being the dually elected and qualified electors do hereby certify the following, and that s them signing it. so they re calling themselves the duly elected and qualified