WNBA star Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug smuggling with criminal intent in a Russian court back in August.
Brittney Griner was NOT wrongfully detained. She broke a very specific and clear Russian law, drug possession, and acknowledged doing so. She pleaded guilty to the crime, and now she should have to pay the price.
Brittney Griner also hates America.
In the summer of 2020, following the drug overdose by George Floyd, Griner explained that she would be protesting the playing of the national anthem before games by remaining in the locker room. She went on to say that:
“I honestly feel we should not play the national anthem during our season. I think we should take that much of a stand.”
Newsweek reported:
Griner, 31, was arrested and accused of possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February, during the lead-up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine later that month. Maria Blagovolina, a lawyer for the Russian firm representing Griner, argued that the basketball star did not use marijuana while in Russia. Her defense team has maintained that Griner mistakenly packed the cartridges and that she was prescribed medical marijuana by a doctor for pain treatment.
Griner pleaded guilty in early July to bringing the cartridges into Russia, where she was playing during the WNBA’s offseason. Her lawyers have said the guilty plea was made as an admittance of responsibility and should be considered during sentencing.
The U.S. should not be meddling in this case to rescue her.
On Thursday Joe Biden made a deal with Russia to secure Brittney’s release in exchange for international arms dealer, Viktor Bout, but left U.S. Marine veteran, Paul Whelan, in Russian custody.
Viktor Bout is known as the “merchant of death” so it makes sense that Joe Biden would make this insane prisoner swap.
The J6 political prisoners who have been rotting in the DC gulag for nearly two years, committed ZERO crimes, unlike Griner, who admitted her guilt.
Joe Biden just made the worst trade deal in history.
Joe Biden and the Democrats are openly, blatantly mocking the American public. They know that there is nothing we can do to stop them from doing whatever they wish. They do not fear losing our support because they do not need our votes. They install who they want in office.
This insane trade deal should tell the public everything they need to know about Joe Biden’s illegitimacy. He would not have made this deal if he was concerned about our support and our votes.
CNN reported:
Bout, a former Soviet military officer, was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles, and provide material support to a terrorist organization. Bout has maintained he is innocent.
The Kremlin has long called for his release, slamming his sentencing in 2012 as “baseless and biased.”…
…The Russian businessman, who speaks six languages, was arrested in a sting operation in 2008 led by US drug enforcement agents in Thailand posing as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym FARC. He was eventually extradited to the US in 2010 after a protracted court proceeding.
“Viktor Bout has been international arms trafficking enemy number one for many years, arming some of the most violent conflicts around the globe,” said Preet Bharara, the US attorney in Manhattan when Bout was sentenced in New York in 2012.
“He was finally brought to justice in an American court for agreeing to provide a staggering number of military-grade weapons to an avowed terrorist organization committed to killing Americans.”
