Sources describe Paul Whelan-Viktor Bout trade Trump says he turned down

By Katherine Doyle
Published December 12, 2022 2:22am ET
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Sources describe Paul Whelan-Viktor Bout trade Trump says he turned down
Former President Donald Trump opposed exchanging convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for several U.S. prisoners, including a one-for-one swap for Paul Whelan, a Marine whom the United States considers wrongfully detained, according to multiple sources. “We rejected several deals with the Russians. All of them involved giving up Viktor Bout, so we wouldn’t do it,” […]

Former President Donald Trump opposed exchanging convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for several U.S. prisoners, including a one-for-one swap for Paul Whelan, a Marine whom the United States considers wrongfully detained, according to multiple sources.

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