However, confirming his release, his son, Ibrahim, said his father was at a family residence in Riyadh but noted he was not sure when he might return to his home in Florida.
Speaking about the case publicly for the first time following the verdict, Ibrahim told the BBC that the only evidence finally presented to the court against his father had consisted of 14 tweets. US President, Joe Biden, said he had raised Almadi's case, and those of other US citizens who remained under a travel ban in Saudi Arabia, during meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he visited last July.