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‘Release her immediately’: White House reacts to Griner sentence

By Naomi Lim
Published August 4, 2022 8:51pm ET
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‘Release her immediately’: White House reacts to Griner sentence
The White House is balancing criticism of WNBA player Brittney Griner‘s heavy sentencing by a Russian court while imploring Moscow to agree to a prisoner swap deal that would bring her home. “Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday. “She never should have had to endure a trial in the […]

The White House is balancing criticism of WNBA player Brittney Griner‘s heavy sentencing by a Russian court while imploring Moscow to agree to a prisoner swap deal that would bring her home.

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