Today, President Biden announced that Brittany Griner, and only Brittany Griner, has been released in exchange for Viktor Bout (the infamous “Merchant of Death” arms dealer).
Although he did not acknowledge their assistance directly, it is reported that Saudi Arabia, specifically the Crown Prince, played a significant role in arranging the exchange.
So you know exactly why the DOJ requested the court case be dismissed.
Mere coincidence, I’m sure. Sort of like the dismissal of that Ukrainian prosecutor at VP Biden’s request.
But he took care of the the LGBTQ+ community, so it’s all good, right?
Your point is well taken, but that may have been baked in the deal.
What is tragic, of course, is that Biden who held a powerful bargaining chip left a retired Marine being held on espionage charges in a Russian prison. I.e., if at all guilty we should expect the Marine was performing dangerous work on behalf of our nation.
The Russians are laughing their asses off: they got their guy back in return for an unimportant doper and still have one of our major players behind bars.
The Russians have exposed our Commander in Chief either as incompetent or treacherous, and it speaks volumes to our operatives and uniformed people in the field.