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Trump Says He ‘Won’t Accept’ That Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson Died in Iran, Despite Family’s Statement
Levinson disappeared in 2007 while working in Iran, and his family says U.S. officials now believe he's dead. But Trump says he has not been told of the death.
Julia Arciga  Reporter    Published Mar. 25, 2020

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But in a Wednesday press conference, Trump appeared to express doubt about the information the family said they had received, saying, “They haven’t told us that he’s dead.”

At the same time, Trump acknowledged that “it’s not looking great” for Levinson, whom he described as a “great gentleman.”

“We’ve gotten so many people back … but uh, Robert Levinson, who was outstanding, he’s been sick for a long time. He had some rough problems prior to his detainment or capture. We feel terribly for the family,” the president said.

Read more at:   https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-says-he-wont-accept-that-ex-fbi-agent-robert-levinson-died-in-iran-despite-familys-statement

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Family of American hostage in Iran says he has died
J. Edward Moreno
The family of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent held hostage in Iran, said U.S. officials informed them that he is dead.

"We don't know when or how he died, only that it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic," the family said in a statement Wednesday.

Levinson, who worked for 22 years as a special agent with the FBI, disappeared in Iran in 2007 while on an unsanctioned CIA intelligence-gathering mission. He is believed to be the longest-held American hostage, though Tehran has never acknowledged holding him.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/family-of-american-hostage-in-iran-says-he-has-died/ar-BB11HZtW