Mike Pompeo slams Biden admin over Brittney Griner prisoner swap: 'Bad guys for celebrities'
who’s serving a 16-year sentence in a Russian penal colony on trumped-up espionage charges, was part of the exchange.
Brittney Griner was released by Russia on Thursday in exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.”There was never a choice posed by the Russians, well, hey, you give us Bout back, and then you can decide whether you want Brittney or Paul. That was never the arrangement. It was only Ms. Griner for Mr. Bout,”He said the Russians considered Whelan in a different light than Griner because he was arrested for espionage.
Bream questioned Kirby about what kind of message swapping Griner for the criminal known as the “Merchant of Death” sends to America’s enemies.
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