Brittney Griner Urges Supporters to Write Paul Whelan Letters
Brittney Griner has asked her supporters to write Paul Whelan letters while he waits for the United States to negotiate his release.
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Former Trump Adviser: Russians Committed to Freeing Paul Whelan Before Joe Biden Won Election
Former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said the Russians were committed to freeing U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from prison before President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
GOP Lawmaker: Biden Aiding ‘Both Sides of the War’ Freeing Viktor Bout
President Joe Biden has come under intense pressure to free former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan after he swapped Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, a.k.a. the “Merchant of Death,” for WNBA star Brittney Griner.
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Mike Waltz — Joe Biden’s ‘Lopsided’ Brittney Griner Swap a ‘Major Propaganda Victory’ for Putin
Following the release of former WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed “the Merchant of Death,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) blasted the “lopsided” deal, calling it a “major propaganda victory” for Russia’s leader.
Rezaian: We Don’t Have Strong Deterrence Policy to Keep Countries from Detaining Americans, So We’ll Have to Cut Deals
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Washington Post Global Opinions Writer and CNN Contributor Jason Rezaian, who was wrongfully detained by Iran for over a year before being freed in a prisoner swap in 2016, stated that bringing other wrongfully detained Americans
Nolte: Left-wing NBC Edits Brittney Griner Story to Benefit Biden White House
The former news agency called NBC was caught editing its story about Brittney Griner, and doing so, naturally, in a way that benefits the Biden White House.
State Dept. Spox: Russia Gets a Veto and ‘Vetoed’ Proposals to Secure Whelan Release, Only Agreed to Griner Swap ‘in Recent Days’
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price stated that the Biden administration proposed that Russia release both Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner and wished Whelan had been released along with Griner, but “the other side
Donald Trump Calls Joe Biden’s Prisoner Swap for Brittney Griner a ‘Stupid and Unpatriotic Embarrassment’
Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s Brittney Griner prisoner swap as “stupid” and “unpatriotic embarrassment.”
Boomer Esiason Blasts Biden Trade for Brittney Griner: ‘We Look So Pathetic’
Former NFL QB and current radio personality Boomer Esiason blasted the Biden administration on Thursday for abandoning Marine Paul Whelan in the Brittney Griner deal with Russia.
Report: Paul Whelan ‘Greatly Disappointed’ Biden Left Him Out of Prisoner Swap
The left-wing American outlet CNN claimed to have secured a phone conversation with former U.S. Marine and Russian prisoner Paul Whelan on Thursday, who reportedly expressed great disappointment and surprise that the president did not include him in a prisoner swap with basketball star Brittney Griner.
‘Worst Trade Ever’: Biden Blasted for Trading Russian ‘Merchant of Death’ Arms Dealer for Brittney Griner
Critics blasted Biden for trading a dangerous Russian arms dealer in exchange for a mere basketball player and leaving a US Marine behind.
Biden Leaves Marine Paul Whelan Behind in Russia in Brittney Griner Swap; Family: ‘Catastrophe’
The family of retired Marine Paul Whelan said Thursday that a prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner that left Whelan in Russia was a “catastrophe” because the U.S. would no longer have leverage to free him.
Brittney Griner Released in Prisoner Swap for Notorious Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout
Former WNBA star Brittney Griner was reportedly released by Russia in a prisoner swap for the notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a US official.
Griner, Whelan Families to Meet Biden Amid US-Russia Talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, senior administration officials told The Associated Press.
Rumors Biden May Trade ‘Merchant of Death’ for Brittney Griner Intensify After Sentencing
A Russian court sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine and a half years in prison on drug charges Thursday morning, renewing rumors that the Biden administration might trade Russian gun-running supervillain Viktor Bout – and perhaps even other high-value prisoners demanded by Moscow – in exchange for Griner’s freedom.
Report: U.S. Offers Russia Deal to Free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
The United States has reportedly offered the Russian government a deal to free two imprisoned Americans, WNBA star Brittney Griner and corporate security executive Paul Whelan.
Russia Sentences Ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan to 16 Years in Prison for Espionage
A Moscow court found former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in prison on Monday in what the U.S. Ambassador to Russia described as a “mockery of justice.”
CNN’s Camerota Frets over Post Mocking Her Network from American Detained by Russia
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota highlighted a photo that mocked CNN from Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia on suspicions of being a spy, and asked his brother David Whelan if it was a “statement” on air Wednesday. “There are some strange elements of
