Montel Williams Joins the Fight to Rescue U.S. Marine Stuck in Mexican Prison

VAN SUSTEREN Now you ░░░░░░░░ know him as a ░░░░░░░░ famous talk show host ░░░░░░░░ did you know Montel ░░░░░░░░ is a Naval Academy ░░░░░░░░ and had active duty ░░░░░░░░ the Navy and Marines ░░░░░░░░ 22 years So it ░░░░░░░░ no surprise he s ░░░░░░░░ the fight to free ░░░░░░░░ U S Marine from ░░░░░░░░ Mexican prison Montel writing ░░░░░░░░ to Mexico s president ░░░░░░░░ Montel Williams joins us ░░░░░░░░ to see you Montel ░░░░░░░░ Thanks so much Greta ░░░░░░░░ having me And I ░░░░░░░░ everyone needs to understand ░░░░░░░░ that video that you ░░░░░░░░ is really one of ░░░░░░░░ most poignant reasons why ░░░░░░░░ American should stop look ░░░░░░░░ Fox and see the ░░░░░░░░ You should play it ░░░░░░░░ and over again to ░░░░░░░░ people how easily any ░░░░░░░░ of us could make ░░░░░░░░ simple mistake and wind ░░░░░░░░ in the same place ░░░░░░░░ Sergeant Tahmooressi has wound ░░░░░░░░ in But the difference ░░░░░░░░ that most of us ░░░░░░░░ t suffer from PTSD ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ who s one of ░░░░░░░░ fallen being held inappropriately ░░░░░░░░ a foreign prison because ░░░░░░░░ re not looking at ░░░░░░░░ detail around it Your ░░░░░░░░ showed so much that ░░░░░░░░ else that looking at ░░░░░░░░ could clearly say I ░░░░░░░░ it let s get ░░░░░░░░ young man out VAN ░░░░░░░░ Montel what provoked you ░░░░░░░░ mean you wrote a ░░░░░░░░ directly to the president ░░░░░░░░ then you got a ░░░░░░░░ actually got a response ░░░░░░░░ from the Mexican government ░░░░░░░░ I certainly did And ░░░░░░░░ know why Because Jill ░░░░░░░░ who is Andrew s ░░░░░░░░ has reached out to ░░░░░░░░ for the last two ░░░░░░░░ a half three months ░░░░░░░░ ve been corresponding through ░░░░░░░░ office going back and ░░░░░░░░ She sends a prayer ░░░░░░░░ every single night on ░░░░░░░░ of my daughter who ░░░░░░░░ now is suffering from ░░░░░░░░ Now Jill s got ░░░░░░░░ son in a prison ░░░░░░░░ Mexico and she s ░░░░░░░░ about my daughter I ░░░░░░░░ really am committed now ░░░░░░░░ say whatever I can ░░░░░░░░ to help her because ░░░░░░░░ ve got a child ░░░░░░░░ s suffering she has ░░░░░░░░ child who s suffering ░░░░░░░░ s stop the suffering ░░░░░░░░ anything I can do ░░░░░░░░ do that I m ░░░░░░░░ to do it And ░░░░░░░░ know Greta this is ░░░░░░░░ unusual for me because ░░░░░░░░ watching knows I have ░░░░░░░░ beating the drum about ░░░░░░░░ we need to do ░░░░░░░░ our wounded veterans those ░░░░░░░░ who have done the ░░░░░░░░ for us Sergeant Tahmooressi ░░░░░░░░ one of those guys ░░░░░░░░ did two deployments He ░░░░░░░░ been diagnosed with PTSD ░░░░░░░░ I m not trying ░░░░░░░░ say this in a ░░░░░░░░ way but my man ░░░░░░░░ suffering from a mental ░░░░░░░░ right now Now is ░░░░░░░░ appropriate and compassionate to ░░░░░░░░ this man in jail ░░░░░░░░ he made a mistake ░░░░░░░░ part of this is ░░░░░░░░ because of politics We ░░░░░░░░ got too many faints ░░░░░░░░ way and too many ░░░░░░░░ this way and too ░░░░░░░░ people being distracted by ░░░░░░░░ issue of a sick ░░░░░░░░ soldier is being held ░░░░░░░░ a foreign prison and ░░░░░░░░ he may have done ░░░░░░░░ that right now appears ░░░░░░░░ be something that may ░░░░░░░░ broken the law it ░░░░░░░░ not intentional in any ░░░░░░░░ shape or form And ░░░░░░░░ think that s been ░░░░░░░░ and has been discussed ░░░░░░░░ information has been provided ░░░░░░░░ the Mexican government It ░░░░░░░░ been provided to our ░░░░░░░░ but guess what We ░░░░░░░░ getting help through the ░░░░░░░░ Department and the ambassador ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ but this is a ░░░░░░░░ who right now could ░░░░░░░░ the help of Secretary ░░░░░░░░ He could use the ░░░░░░░░ of Eric Holder reaching ░░░░░░░░ to the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Mexico to say let ░░░░░░░░ look we re not ░░░░░░░░ to tell you to ░░░░░░░░ your law We understand ░░░░░░░░ took place but your ░░░░░░░░ itself state unequivocally that ░░░░░░░░ had to be intent ░░░░░░░░ had to want to ░░░░░░░░ this willfully intend to ░░░░░░░░ weapons into this country ░░░░░░░░ it s clear that ░░░░░░░░ was done by mistake ░░░░░░░░ come on this young ░░░░░░░░ s been in jail ░░░░░░░░ a prison since April ░░░░░░░░ And I get it ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ going on in the ░░░░░░░░ right now We have ░░░░░░░░ that we re dealing ░░░░░░░░ all over this planet ░░░░░░░░ have to worry about ░░░░░░░░ next set of soldiers ░░░░░░░░ we send into Syria ░░░░░░░░ we send in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ get it But if ░░░░░░░░ have one right now ░░░░░░░░ we could save why ░░░░░░░░ go save him VAN ░░░░░░░░ Montel love to have ░░░░░░░░ on Love your passion ░░░░░░░░ that you re doing ░░░░░░░░ And of course I ░░░░░░░░ want to thank you ░░░░░░░░ your service as well ░░░░░░░░ two years you know ░░░░░░░░ as well in uniform ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ It may be uniform ░░░░░░░░ will Let me just ░░░░░░░░ this the uniform may ░░░░░░░░ off but I m ░░░░░░░░ this uniform every day ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN Oh its plain ░░░░░░░░ got that I know ░░░░░░░░ Anyway Montel thank you ░░░░░░░░ I hope you come ░░░░░░░░ WILLIAMS: “Thank you.”