A Russian court has sentenced Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after the WNBA star pleaded guilty to drug charges in July. NBC News’ Keir Simmons has the details.
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She broke the law in a communist country. 🤦🏽♀️ Perhaps she’ll finally see the US is not “oppressive” 😂
I bet she regrets taking that knee now, poetic justice… LOL
She did it herself. May it pass quickly.
ironic
I wonder how she will be when she finally gets home? If she will still be politically outspoken still about the anthem and kneeling, BLM, blaming, ect. A Russian cage for months with barely any diplomatic relations. Not dissing, just curious.
Gosh her voice is so deep 😆 🤣 😂
Entitled person with no respect to other countries law and her own countries hypocrisy, sad time for humanity
How is she even on a consideration to exchange for a weapons dealer that has solicited weapons that killed many individuals??
Good! She hates America anyway
The prison guards should play the Star Spangled Banner in his prison cell over and over again from morning till night.
He forgot to apologize to all Americans for hating America and for disrespecting the flag and national anthem. Maybe he will end up loving America and appreciating all the freedoms he took for granted after toiling for the next 9.5 years in a prison labor camp, hopefully in Siberia.
At least she doesn’t have to be oppressed by the national anthem anymore.
We should just send all the woke zombies and vampires being a societal acid to western democracies to Russia for forced labour. BLM founders, Jussie Slommet, Vaush, Antifa et cetera. I’m sure they will stop taking their freedom and woke Marxist conspiracy theories for granted
HE DESERVES IT
Biden you and your administration makes us 🇺🇸 sick
Good, thank you Russia. She hated America anyway right, well she’s in a better place now. She won’t have to listen to the American national anthem for nine years😏. She wants to pretend she’s a man well then she can do time like a man too.
Woohoo go go Russia. Now maybe we can put Biden in prison for aiding and abetting a confessed criminal. A trade will be seen as treason!!!!
Won't have to hear the national anthem for 9 years but the win for you enjoy your stay in your new home we shouldn't trade a bag of Skittles for you you're a regular citizen who brought foreign laws bye-bye America won't miss you
So much effort to get a black woman out of jail when she admits she committed the crime…
Sorry… where did she think she was??? Irresponsible actions have consequences…
Joe Biden calling Griner's sentence "unacceptable" is absolutely meaningless. He doesn't get to decide what is acceptable in the Russian justice system.
so now we are going to trade a terrorist for a girl who kneels for the national anthem? also a marine who fought for our country might be able to get in on the prisoner swap? im sorry not a fair trade
She will be a better person at the end of her rehabilitation.
Alex Jones was right!
This lady would be let go within one week if Trump was president.
Funny how she wants America to rescue her now. She should have thought about that before taking a knee and hiding in the locker room during anthem. Hopefully Russia will not accept any trade. She deserves to sit there.
Bro if she gets released everyone in American jails who are there for weed should be released immediately
I dont understand she sounds like a dude?
Let the LGBT community go get her. They in everybody else Business, go handle that. Cancel Russia for that…..😒😡
No sympathy here. Has she been caught before. Second time shame on you. This exchange is in no way equivalent. I have kids in the military. You never know where this arms dealer will play next.
Forwarned is forarmed.
Grinder is little more then a pawn on loser Puntangs board; all of the hate-filled posts especially from AINO (Americans in name only]; should be ashamed of their lack of one for all all for one 💩!
Is it a man or woman
My stupid car insurance premium went up 10%. Wtf
Dreadlocks looks dumb like her
He she they them should not smuggle illegal substances into a country that hates US!
Ms. “I hate USA” Brittany Griner is finding out pretty fast when you publicly hate USA most Americans could care less if you rot in Jail .. get woke go broke .. go luck 😂
Typical American going to a foreign country thinking their country will bail them out. Drugs!! Leave her there. She did it and thought if she got caught she'd scream racism. That might have worked in the UXA but it wont work there. They aren't that stupid. And they wont give a crap if you are transgender, or identify as a whale or a bat
Does this need to be in news 500 times a day she did crime now do the time