Former President Donald Trump said he had previously turned down a prisoner swap deal with Russia, saying he couldn’t have former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan home but allow out convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who has “killed untold numbers.” “I turned down a deal with Russia for a one on one swap of the…

While professional basketball player Brittney Griner was freed from prison and is expected to return to American soil on Dec. 9, U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan remains behind bars in Russia on espionage charges that he and the U.S. government say are false. Griner, 32, was serving a nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to…

Britney Griner has been released from a Russian jail. Russia said today the WNBA star has been traded for Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Bout was one of the world’s most wanted men before his arrest. The Biden administration is trying to keep title 42 in place. The covid-era border policy allows border agents to…