Texas U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are supporting a resolution saying Brittney Griner was “wrongfully detained” in Russia on charges of transporting drugs and calling for her immediate release.
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner holds up a photo of players from the recent all star game wearing her number, sitting in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing in the Khimki district court, just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 15, 2022. Griner was arrested in February at the Russian capital's Sheremetyevo Airport when customs officials said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage.
The resolution calls on the Russian government to immediately free Griner, expresses support for the Griner family and calls for the U.S. government to press for Griner’s release at every turn, as well as that of Paul Whelan and “all prisoners unjustly imprisoned in the Russian Federation.” Whelan,Brittney Griner’s guilty plea doesn’t mean what you think it does. A legal expert explains.
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