Americans were being freed was in fact ransom. That is exactly what republicans and other Administration Critics allege after an unusual delivery of a cargo plane full of euros and swiss francs to tehran. Here is james rosen, live at the state department. Reporter senior officials here at the state Department Said today they were aware back in january of how bad the optics looked in this case, but they went ahead any way, because they needed, as they put it, to get creative about how to deal with a hostile Foreign Government like the islamic regime. We feel very comfortable that the United States of america held on to its principles, got its people home, kept faith with them, and i do not believe we have invited further situations. Reporter what secretary of state john kerry did not mention last january when he welcomed irans release of five american hostages the day before as part of a prisoner swap was that the United States, as first reported today by the wall street journal, had also arranged for an unmarked cargo plane to deliver to iran 400 million in hard currency on or about the same day the americans were released. Any suggestion this was a ransom is false. Yes, they were done simultaneously, so i understand the coincidental nature of the timing. Reporter the 400 million u. S. Officials said was the amount the shah of iran paid in the 70s just prior to the iranian revolution. Irans claim to the 400 million had been spending in an International Tribunal at the hague and the u. S. Fearing an adverse ruling said it negotiated a settlement worth 1. 7 billion. Iran released five americans unjustly retained and we resolved a 35yearold financial claim in a way that saved americans billions. Secretary kerry spoke to the settlement at the time and tried to say look, guys, i know what it looks like but theres no there there. Reporter the swap occurred just as the nuclear deal with iran was being formally implemented and just after the regime release 8d ten u. S. Navy sailors captured offshore. Critics said it all mounted to a ransom payment thats only emboldened the state sponsor of terrorism. We dont give them access to hard currency, because if they get their hands on cash, that give that to hezbollah and to hamas. Reporter aides to secretary of state kerry may feel theres nothing left to be said about all this. But the republican chairman of the House Oversight committee disagrees. He wrote to kerry today, demanding all the documents relating to this transaction and also the secretary of state kerry himself appear before the committee to answer more questions about it. Bret . James rosen at the state department. Thank you. Lets go deeper into this iran situation with kansas republican congressman mike pompeo. Congressman, good to see you. Your reaction to this story first of all . The story doesnt surprise me sadly. Weve been tracking what happened for months. Weve asked lots of questions and now we have definitive reporting that bundles of cash were transferred to a terrorist regime that continues to take american hostages. This is a typical Foreign Policy thing that we dont trade money for hostages. In this case, we traded 400 million, maybe as much as 1. 7 billion. Congressman, not surprising, you hear the white house say thing is not ransom money, this is what josh earnest said from the podium today about this. This 400 million is actually money that the iranians had paid into a u. S. Account in 1979 as part of a transaction to procure military equipment. So what the United States did was resolve a longstanding claim at the hague that saved the American People potentially billions of dollars. They say they know the optics look bad but this is old news. The fact that money was on an airplane, an unmarked cargo airplane that theyve deceived the American People and congress about, they never told us. Within hours the hostages were released. Just strange to think this is a coincidence is something i dont think he says with a straight face. This was a really bad Foreign Policy with an intentional deceit of congress. We still have lots of Unanswered Questions about how this could come to be. Go into specifics about what you tried to do, what you tried to get from the administration on details of this transfer of money. Yes, sir. Back in january, i sent a letter to the state department asking a number of questions. Why was the money transferred, for what purpose, how was it transferred . Why was congress not notified immediately of the method. All of the things surrounding this transition between these american hostages coming home and nmoney leaving heading to te iranian terrorist organizations. Weve received no written responses. And you arent alone. There are other lawmakers that wrote letters and tried to get information, as well. A number of letters, senator cornyn from texas introduced legislation demanding they provide us reports. But there are dozens of lawmakers asking hard questions, lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle, who understand treating the iranians as a partner in peace is unsafe for america. They say president obama made it clear in january when he said this the United States and iran are now settling a longstanding iranian government claim against the United States government. Iran will be returned its own funds, including appropriate interest. But much less than iran sought. For the United States, this settlement could save us billions that could have been pursued by iran. Theyre saying its not the type of transfer of money, but the president was signaling thats what was happening. Even after this deal, bret, it still remains the case that the iranians are not permitted to participate in the world financial markets. So the only way to get this money to the terrorists was to provide it in bundles and crates and packages of currency. This was something that had been cooked up as pard of the deal. Alongside of the major deal that the president views as his signature Foreign Policy legacy of his second term. And all the time that congress was not told about it, while we were being asked to vote whether or not we approved that deal. They owe the American People and congress answers. They did not provide them. You said money to terrorists. You mean money to iran. Are you convinced theyre giving money to terrorists . Bret, theres no doubt about that. Even the administration acknowledges some of the money thats been returned to the ayatollah is ending up in the hands of terrorists or fomenting terrorism around the world. Theyve allowed al qaeda to run free inside the Islamic Republic of iran. Theres no doubt that the money the iranians have their hands on is going to hezbollah and hamas and places all around the world where the iranians are committing acts of terror. Two quick questions about the election. One is Hillary Clinton. You had an effort under way to prevent her from getting Intelligence Briefings based on the email scandal. Are you still trying to do that . We are. But its not going to be successful. Shes demonstrated shes not capable of securing important american secrets, that we shouldnt provide her anymore until we are convinced she could. Our soldiers and airmen deserve that, bret. There are Many Democrats now saying, and some republicans saying that they think the Donald Trump Campaign is coming unhinged and theres disarray inside. Are you concerned about it . Ill let the Trump Campaign speak to that. Having spent a lot of time with secretary clinton, shes unfit to be the president of the United States. Congressman pompeo, thanks for the time tonight. Thank you, bret. A counterterrorism sting has a 13year veteran of the washington, d. C. Transit police making history tonight. And not the good kind. Hes facing terrorism charges for allegedly trying to help isis terrorists. Busted by federal authorities, the suspect was in federal court this afternoon. Doug mckelway is in alexandria, virginia tonight. Reporter it is the first time a u. S. Police officer has been arrested for providing Material Support to isis. 36yearold metro transit officer Nicholas Young of fairfax, virginia, was arrested this morning. At his home, Police Officers swarmed amidst curious neighbors. He was a little weird and closed off. Reporter he asked for a Court Appointed attorney. The criminal complaint describes a convert to islam who confided to undercover agents that he tortured animals as a child, had a nazi eagle tattoo on his neck, was prone to Domestic Violence and owned many assault weapons. He was described as thirsty for violence. Part of the strategy used by extremist groups is to use social media to recruit followers. Reporter young was under fbi surveillance. The bureau tipped off six years ago by metro police. Agents found that he had cultivated a relationship with zachy chesser, who was arrested in 2010 after threatening the producers of south park. He also met with amin el kalif. , their arrests made young nervous. He told an undercover agent that he frequently took the battery out of his cell phone, and if betrayed, that persons head would be tied to a cinder block at the bottom of lake braddock. Ultimately, he did get in a courthouse, not with guns, but in shackles. Bret . Doug, thank you. Up next, does donald trump need an intervention . Hes getting one. Well explain. First, heres a look at what some our fox affiliates are covering. Wichita, threeterm kansas congressman tim huelscap is upset at the republican primary. He was defeated by obstetrician roger marshal. In austin, Officials Say texas medicaid will cover the cost of mosquito repellant for pregnant women over the concerns for the zika virus. The first transmitted cases in the u. S. Have been discovered in florida. Texas Officials Say theyve confirmed 90 cases of travel related zika in that state. This is a live look at sacramento from fox 40. One of big stories there tonight, firefighters still battling a 4,000 acre vegetation fire that prompted an Evacuation Order for one neighborhood. 35 homes are threatened at this time. Thats tonights live look from outside the beltway. Hey, need fast heartburn relief . Try cool mint zantac. It releases a cooling sensation in your mouth and throat. Zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. Nexium can take 24 hours. Try cool mint zantac. No pill relieves heartburn faster. As we told you at the top of the program, Hillary Clinton now leads donald trump by ten points in the brand new fox poll. Donald trump is dealing with what most campaign watchers call a horrible 72 hours of selfinflicted wounds and negative press coverage. In the primary, the pundits and the watchers were wrong almost every single time about the impact on trump and his campaign. But tonight, theres increasing talk of strife inside that campaign from sources inside that campaign. There are also key aides speaking out about trumps family and friends stepping in to try to stop the bleeding and reset this race. Senior National Correspondent john roberts is in jacksonville as donald trump prepares for a rally tonight in the state of florida. If you look at his wife, she was standing there, she had nothing to say. Maybe she wasnt allowed to have anything to say. I always wanted to get the purple heart. This was much easier. You can get the baby out of here. Reporter after a disastrous 72 hours where donald trump continually ran of his message, fox news learned that Campaign Officials and Republican Leaders want what amount stos a strategic recalibration. Fox news is told that trump will hear from a number of advisers, including Newt Gingrich and rudy giuliani, about the need to focus solely on Hillary Clinton. The Obama Administration record, and what hell do for the record if elected. He has not made the transition to being the potential president of the United States, which is a much tougher league. People are going to watch you every single day and take everything they can out of context. And hes not yet performing at the level that you need to. Reporter at a rally in daytona beach, florida, trump appeared to get the message, teeing off on the 400 million the administration sent to iran just as the american hostages were being released. I turn on the news and i see 400 million being shipped in cash [ crowd booing ] and they didnt want dollars. Its being shipped in different currencies and being shipped overnight to iran. Reporter our new fox poll suggests trump has some work to do when it comes to the issues. On who voters trust to deal with terrorism, trump has lost a substantial lead from back in may. He also lost ground on who would be better to restore trust in government. Though he still leads on the economy and who best to destroy isis. It was Hillary Clinton that she should get an award from them as the founder of isis. Reporter as she did during the primary campaign, trump is warning the deck will be stacked against him in the november election, claiming the system is rigged. Trump insisted today his campaign is unified, despite staying yesterday hes just not there yet, ready to endorse paul ryan, show he did give his blessing to mike pence to issue a full throated endorsement. I talked to donald trump this morning about my support for paul ryan and he encouraged me to endorse paul ryan next tuesday. Im pleased to do it. Reporter both the Trump Campaign and the Republican National committee today pushed back hard against reports that the rnc is reviewing its rules in the event that donald trump exits the race. Rnc officials said they dont have any expectation he would do that. The Trump Campaign says any talk about such an idea is absolute fiction. Bret . John roberts in jacksonville. John, thank you. Hillary clinton is just finishing up a rally right now in commerce city, colorado. Earlier, clinton visited a Denver Company that makes neckties and scarves and launched new attacks on donald trump about outsourcing. Brian fallon joins us tonight from Clinton Campaign headquarters in new york. Brian, thanks for being here. I want to start with that subject of outsourcing. Hillary clinton spending a lot of time about that in colorado, that donald trump makes his some of his items overseas in china and elsewhere. Here is trumps super pac ad that is airing tonight. I would like to get you to respond. I dont think you can effectively restrict outsourcing. Theres no way to legislate against reality. So i think that the outsourcing will continue. But i dont think theres any way to legislate against outsourcing. I think thats just a dead end. Thats in india. The person goes on to say thank you for saying that, makes a lot of us feel happy. Is it disingenuous for secretary clinton to make this outsourcing pitch . Not at all. What secretary clinton was saying is while it may be impossible to ban private enterprises in the United States from outsourcing jobs and the manufacturing of goods to foreign countries, she strongly believes that we as a government should not be insentivizing it and encouraging businesses to do that. So shes proposed stripping companies of tax benefit it is they engage in outsourcing. For donald trump trying to portray himself as a champion of the working class when hes relied on outsourcing of the products that carry the trump name makes him a hypocrite. So yes, today she was visiting this necktie manufacturer in colorado, because donald trump previously had said the reason he needs to outsource his clothing lines is because they cant make those products here in america. Thats an outright falsehood in america baa visit thing plant that is manufacturing neckties here in america. Donald trump would rather employ workers abroad. Shortly after making that speech in india, and talking about outsourcing, something that india obviously is very happy about, india made a donation to the Clinton Foundation, a big donation. Do you know if the Clinton Foundation is under investigation . No. And bret, theres no basis to believe that. I have no knowledge of that, and theres no evidence to that effect. That has been a baseless report thats been circulating out there. The Clinton Foundation does extremely valuable work across the globe when it comes to things like providing Drinking Water in countries in africa, preventing juvenile diabetes and encouraging Healthy Habits here in the United States for school children. So the Foundation Continues to be unfairly the subject of many partisan attacks. But president clinton and secretary clinton are extremely proud of the work. The fbi director wouldnt answer the question, peter swizer said it is being investigated. Youre saying you know of no investigatio