Former President Donald Trump said he was offered the chance to free U.S. citizen Paul Whelan from a Russian jail—but turned down the deal.
who has been in a Russian jail for four years. He made the bombshell claim on Truth Social Sunday night, and continued to criticize the deal that saw WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from a Russian custody last week. He originally blasted the deal shortly after it was announced, denouncing President Joe Biden and the administration for negotiating the release of Griner, who he said “hates our country.
president, he turned down the offer to free Bout – a former Soviet air force officer - and claimed he would have freed Whelan eventually. “I wouldn’t have made the deal for a hundred people in exchange for someone that has killed untold numbers of people with his arms deals,” Trump said.
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