Claim 601

Ling and Lee returned to the United States after Bill Clinton traveled to Pyongyang and Kim Jong Il granted the pardons.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Ling and Lee returned to the United States after Bill Clinton traveled to Pyongyang and Kim Jong Il granted the pardons.
Field: status
Value: Clinton secures release
About: incident 2009-north-korea-ling-lee-sentenced
Source: Attacks on the Press 2009: North Korea
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2010-02-16

Quotation from the source

returned to the United States after former President Bill Clinton traveled to Pyongyang to escort them home following behind-the-scenes negotiations