Paul Whelan isn't the only American President JoeBiden left behind in Brittney Griner deal
The plight of Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine who has been in Russian detention for nearly four years on espionage charges he and the United States have said are bogus, has been widely reported since the news of Griner's impending return broke. The president said he wouldn't give up in trying to secure his release, though he admitted the Russians coveted him more, attributing that to the espionage allegation.But an official told the Washington Examiner that the U.S.
They couldn't secure his release, the official explained, because at this time, the only deal on the table that the Russians would agree to was the one that was made — Griner for Bout. Phillips confirmed that the Fogel family was not notified ahead of time about the Griner exchange, unlike the Whelan family, who had been told by an administration official a day before. It's also unclear whether the administration considers Fogel"wrongfully detained" under the Levinson Act, which is the legal barometer to give that designation, despite efforts from various lawmakers and the family.
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