Unclear if newest member of Trump legal team actually has confirmed info on prisoners ahead of Trump-Kim Jong Un summit
There were unconfirmed reports on Thursday that North Korea has moved U. S. nationals from prisons in the isolated communist country to a hotel in or near the capital ahead of an expected meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. U. S. officials have not confirmed that the three men are out of North Korea’s notorious prison camps, but Rudy Giuliani, who recently joined the White House legal team, told Fox News on Thursday that the North was «releasing three prisoners today.»
It was not immediately clear whether Giuliani had confirmation that U. S. citizens’ release was imminent, and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that, while «we think that that would be an incredible sign of goodwill, and certainly a great statement for the North Koreans to make ahead of the summit and the discussions,» she could not make any «announcement» about the U. S. detainees.
Mr. Trump has said his administration is «fighting very diligently» to see the three men released, and he hinted on Twitter that more information might be coming.
«As everybody is aware, the past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail.
