President Biden issues a statement following Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence being announced. NBC News’ Peter Alexander and Keir Simmons report on the status of a possible prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S. now that a Griner verdict has been reached.
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If she is traded for the "merchant of death", then we need to impeach Biden. It will just encourage more behavior like this in the future when others do similar actions like she did. She carried a drug into a country it is not looked kindly on and approached it, from all released media, with the attitude of "its legal where I am from…so what." Don't do the crime if you do not want to do the time. She is not worth what it being offered by Biden. It is not even close as you know the second he is released is the second he will be allowed to go back to his "old job" that is being reported and that is not good for the world.
They are not being wrongfully detained they broke the law
Our very own president is BEGGING the Russian government to exchange a guilty killer and arms dealer for a basketball player. She broke the law so let her suffer the consequences.
Biden will get the swap done. Only question is, what is Biden going to give Putin for the swap? Putin knows he can get whatever he wants.
How about getting out every American in Russia held on bogus drug charges? Or do you have to be a “celebrity” basketball player for it to matter?
"Hey Putin, forget for a moment that we want to ruin your country and your people with sanctions and release her, mkay?" Same vibes
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It’s because Biden keeps running his mouth is why she will less likely be freed. Russians are very prideful people
If he pardoned every US citizen locked up on marijuana charges, his words would mean more. Now it just looks like "famous person needs special treatment". Let her rot in the situation of her own making.
DENUNCIAN A TVE COMO LA TELE MAS PELIGROSA DEL MUNDO.
CON DATOS.
FIN.
So She will be lock with the BOYS? Please can someone explain it to me? Thank you
Biden cares more about tattooed drug addicts than he does about good hard-working Americans.
Why is the Biden admin so set on this when most Americans don't care about this?
Compared to being a celebrity or an athlete, I’m a 46-year-old shnook. I seriously doubt that if I did what Brittney Griner did that there would be any fuss whatsoever to get me out of prison. If you want to do the crime… you gotta do the time
ESPAÑA ESPERA IMPACIENTE.
QUE TVE PAGUE POR ESTE GENOCIDIO EN ESPAÑA.
FIN.
LOS CRIMINALES GENOCIDAS DE TVE.
SIGUEN MINTIENDO DESINFORMANDO ENGAÑANDO SIEMPRE AL PUEBLO SOBERANO ESPAŃOL AMORDAZADO.
UN GRAVISIMO DELITO UNIDO SIEMPRE AL DE GENOCIDIO.
FIN.
She broke the laws of Russia and brought drugs into their Country, why is that unacceptable? Oh ya, because we let all of our criminals go in the USA. She got what she deserved.
The U.S. shouldn’t use our citizens as pawns! I’m glad Trump didn’t get re-elected but if Biden don’t make this right then this will define his term & make him the next lame duck president
Russia said no, they will not swap her. Why would they? Biden has been begging Russia to swap for months now.
Unnaceptable prison of J.Assange too
#FreeAssangeNow 🌎✊🇺🇸🤡
Actually Russia did Brittney a favor now she doesn't have to listen to national anthem anymore.
Free everyone in American jails that are locked up away from their families and loved ones for the same thing!!!!! Joe's so worried about this one ball player, what about the thousands of Americans here in our prisons arrested for the same thing!!!
Who cares she should serve the 9 years in prison prison it's her fault for putting that stuff in her suitcase and if happened in China she be sentence to life in prison or be worse
Is the message we're trying to send to the rest of the world is that if one of our citizens breaks the law of a host country they should be free from any consequences?
Because, that is exactly what we're doing.
Brittney knowingly violated the law of s country that she had visited in the past and had to have known treats criminal offenses very harshly. She made that choice. Blue she should be free of the consequences of that decision?
Furthermore, is Biden going to demand the release of every person in our prisons bring held on marijuana related charges?
Those people also have loved ones at home, why is the White House not going to bat for them?
Biden's administration is a clown show pure and simple.
Leaving Americans and allies behind to die in Afghanistan is what’s unacceptable. Trading a basketball player for a arms dealer who is a danger to the world is unacceptable and insane.
I Believe that Joe Biden was the person who could reach across the aisle who could reach across the pond who could cross any boundary and had the wherewithal to talk with foreign leaders Because he was the man. Might as well be a sardine in a can
Allen Russell needs pardon NOW!!! Biden promised action. This ain't it.
Anyone caged for plants is being wrongfully detained. Release all our POW's first Biden!!! End the drug war at home.
japan will retake the kurils sakhalin and vladivostok south korea.
What about all thr other Americans imprisoned in Russia?
He doesn’t have to accept it. Reality can go on without permission.
Free Paul.
Because all blacks have a get out of jail free card.
Even his black son, Hunter, can do no wrong.
From the man giving out free crack pipes and War Crimes in Ukraine:
Amnesty International said on Friday that it stands by a report in which it accused Kiev of endangering civilians by placing its military assets in schools and residential areas. The investigation drew the ire of the Ukrainian government and President Vladimir Zelensky.
The NGO “fully stands by our research,” its Secretary General Agnes Callamard told the news agency AFP in an emailed statement. She also took to Twitter to state that her organization stands “by all victims. Impartially” and lashed out at those she called “social media mobs and trolls” that are “attacking” Amnesty’s investigations.
"Unacceptable," says Biden? Well you have a lot of people here in the US who were arrested trying to sneak drugs in or out. Will you be releasing them anytime soon because it's "unacceptable"? Even if they are white, Chinese, Latin or MALE?? Now I'm getting cra cra, with males.
Leave her there….if this was anyone else, say a straight, white man or girl we would absolutely know nothing about it, much less have the pres negotiating for them. They would be expected to serve the time for the crime…I hope and pray she stays..
wtf does Biden have to do with it. These are foreign laws.
Biden's administration is unacceptable.
Were going to release some terrorist in exchange for someone poking the bear
First of all you keep saying wrongfully detained, he is not wrongfully detained it's their law there and the United States has done the same thing to travelers. So sit down shut up let him do his time and maybe he'll learn his lesson.
We already know Biden is senile, corrupt, and delusional, but thinking he can comment on another country's laws and how they're unacceptable is just another level.
Biden- How dare you not have an unfair legal system that treats the rich and famous differently?!! It's unacceptable and wrongful. Did you know she is rich, famous, a sports figure, black, female, and a part of the LGBTQ community?!!!! She's a unicorn!!!!
She ain't trying to get home to her husband and children so she can stay
Yes can’t have rich people imprisoned for doing the same thing Kamala made her living at doing locking people up. No worries about the marine that’s been imprisoned for a couple of years their. He’s not rich so eF him right.
She can rot in jail! She can't stand for the flag, screw her! Sadly we are just now hearing about former service members over there for years and why does she get special attention? Besides she didn't have to go there…already a millionaire and she broke the law!
If they go through with this deal or this swap, then it's time to impeach Biden
NO ONE WANTS HER BACK NO ONE.
9 years for thc is so wrong Russia did this because Putin is mad at Biden for the sanctions I could be wrong buts I think Russia hates the usa and used Brittny as a examplr
Biden cannot say anything about this as he has thousands and thousands of people in jail in his country for the same crime! Look at yourself Biden. Release those people before you act on this!