When WNBA star Brittney Griner finally boarded the plane last week that would take her back to the U.S. — after being detained in Russia since February — the U.S. officials with her thought she would want some peace and quiet in light of her ordeal.
last week that the 6-foot-9 Griner spent most of her work hours in a Russian prison moving around bolts of fabric rather than sewing uniforms, as most of the other female prisoners did, because she was too tall for the sewing tables. She also was recovering from the flu. Griner recently cut off most of her hair, since washing it in the winter left her cold, Blagovolina said.
“Initial reports are she’s in very good spirits and in good health,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on ABC’s “This Week.”and his administration over the swap. “I think people of good faith can, in good faith, ask questions and be concerned about it, even when we’re very, very happy that Brittney Griner is back in the U.S.,” Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”Bout is “someone who was convicted at trial by unanimous jury of conspiracy to kill Americans,” Bharara said. “He was convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
“He gets an arms dealer back. He also knows he can just roil the American body politic by picking one [American prisoner] to send back to the United States and leaving others in custody in Russia,” Schiff said.
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