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Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap

Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:08 am
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
127398 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:08 am
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Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a U.S. official. The one-for-one exchange agreement negotiated with Moscow in recent weeks was given final approval by President Biden within just the last week, according to sources familiar with the deal. The swap took place on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates.

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A White House official said President Biden was in the Oval Office Thursday morning on the phone, speaking with Griner and her wife, and that Vice President Kamala Harris was also in the room. Per standard procedure for freed U.S. prisoners, Griner was expected to quickly undergo a medical evaluation.

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Posted by msutiger
Shreveport
Member since Jul 2008
69606 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:11 am to
Hopefully she learned an important lesson about what actual oppression looks like.
Posted by TROLA
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2004
12326 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:11 am to
Arms dealer for a wnba player.. that’s called winning in Bidens America
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40798 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:11 am to
good. I am glad she is going to be coming home. Regardless to how I feel about her politics. It was vaping weed. It wasn't like she was some spy, or mercenary, or something bad. It was for weed. Now she can come home and shite all over the country she hates, and the one that saved her life.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:11 am to
Just in time for a Christmas reunion with her family :) good for her
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
35771 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:14 am to
A WNBA player in exchange for the “Merchant of Death.” Wow, what a world.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:14 am to
We let the guy who did all the really bad stuff go
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32711 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:14 am to
Good. Can’t allow American citizens to rot in Russian prison for some trumped up political charge.
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
48735 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:14 am to
I’m glad she’s coming home.
Posted by bwallcubfan
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
38121 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:15 am to
Pending physicals?
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
33923 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:15 am to
Hopefully they vaccinated him so this can be sorted out in a few months
Posted by Enzos Tiny Pito
Member since Oct 2019
1847 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:15 am to
Over under two months before she shits on America/refuses to stand for the anthem
Posted by CarolinaGamecock99
Member since Apr 2015
21869 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:15 am to
A arms dealer for a WNBA player
Posted by SMD
Member since Sep 2010
5538 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:17 am to
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Damone


How are u in the navy. Lmao
Posted by Ignignokt
Member since Dec 2005
3379 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:17 am to
I give that trade a F grading.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Simcoe Strip - He/Him/Helicopter
Member since Oct 2011
36291 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:18 am to
Biden goated
Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14647 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:19 am to
Hopefully she still serves the max time Russia gave her
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
9417 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:19 am to
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Over under two months before she shits on America/refuses to stand for the anthem


No doubt in my mind this will happen
Posted by Ancient Astronaut
Member since May 2015
33067 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:19 am to
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WNBA player in exchange for the “Merchant of Death.” Wow, what a world.


What a joke
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
9591 posts
Posted on 12/8/22 at 7:19 am to
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Over under two months before she shits on America/refuses to stand for the anthem


Toss in some Trump bashing and you would be correct.
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