"I was absolutely appalled to see him trying to manipulate Putin into releasing a captive journalist. It was the juvenile trap of a narcissist that was never going to work on a man like that."

It was at that moment I felt embarrassed. The interview up until this pressurized request was great.

Putin had to explain to Tucker, teacher to student, just why he himself could not and would not unilaterally simply release the prisoner. Legal process wins over 'feelings.' The journo got caught and is in payment mode.