WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in Moscow believed to be a move to speed up a potential prisoner exchange. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson explains how Russian state media has speculated the Kremlin may be interested in Viktor Bout, a convicted arms dealer currently serving a 25-year sentence to be exchanged for Griner’s freedom.
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He's an evil person you got to be kidding she hates America she proved that she hates America until she needs to get out of a jam she put herself in all picking and choosing that's sick
Oh yeah that's right she pleaded guilty she knew what she was doing there for 7 years and you don't realize that their law. That's like AOC saying she doesn't know what a garbage disposal is
You've got to be kidding. They better get the servicemen out of there before her. She knew what she was doing this won't crowd for her is insane. She's a basketball player. Nobody even watches that WNBA anyways
I guess the law is not the same for everyone. If you are famous in the US, you get the whole government negotiating your release. Wow. What is wrong with that picture? Sorry Brittney but you f'ed up, you need to do the time. You ARE NOT SPECIAL
No deal
😱😱😭SHE DID THE CRIME SHE WILL DO THE TIME!!!
LET HER ROT IN RUSSIAN JAIL🤢🤢🤮🤮🥵🥵🥶🥶😵😵🤯🥳😨😨
SPECIALLY IN RUSSIA AT PRESENT 👎💥💥💣💣 US =+ NATO AGAINST RUSSIA IN UKRAINE!!!
DISGUSTING 🤮🤮🤮👹👹👎👎👎💥💥💣💣BAD US POLITICS…..
They better bring home gery American in a russian prison for this guy smh
This gonna be worse than the deandre Hopkins trade
Please don’t go through with this trade
That makes sense!🤥
If Biden is going to get Brittainy Gainer out for Pot, why doesn't he get people here in America out for Pot too
dont do it!!! leave her there and leave the other criminals where they belong!!
NO NO NO
No no no no no
NOT TRADING HIM
No No No No
WNBA superstar is an oxymoron. The flag burning commie needs to stay in Russia where she wanted to be 2 years ago kneeling for the national anthem. Take her wife too
EVERYONE IN THE WORLD SHOULD KNOW IT IS LEGAL TO CARRY DRUGS INTO AIRPORTS ANYWHERE IN THE USA
THAT'S NOT A "EVEN" (OR) SAFE TADE BY ANY MEANS, THAT MAN IS. "VERY DANGEROUS" ; NEED'S TO STAY JUST WERE HE'S AT TO FiNiSH HIS DANGEROUS TIME!!!!!!!!!
Will see you in 20 years griner
Why would we release him he would hurt so many people? He has sold tens of billions in weapons.
Brittney Griner, Brianna Turner call for WNBA to stop playing national anthem.
She hate america, stay in Russia
What is the point of threatening a 6'9 lesbian with womens prison where she'll have a harem and play basketball every day. I think the Russians actually miscalculated on this.
What about that American teacher who is serving 14 years in Russian for weed? I guess he doesn't get the celebrity treatment.
A arms dealer for a WBA player doing drugs, . . . . .seriously? Let her rot. She might learn a valuable lesson she will otherwise never learn.
Hahaha, you gotta hand it to Russia, this deal might actually happen.
I hope Brittany stays in Russia for life, I would keep a child killer over that Anti American
That’s a bad trade .
No no no the drug traffickers don't get deals in Russia !! Greetings from LAS Vegas
I would rather keep the “merchant of death “ locked up Than swap for Britney Griner
Lock her up
Putin'is getting a good deal
Ngl we might need a couple first round picks and then we’ll talk 🗣
Anyone else noticed how his female hormone medicine has wore off since incarceration?
Why are we not champing at the bits to make this deal? Who cares about this criminal that will soon get himself back behind bars soon. Let's get the girl home
Ew lesbians. Ok fine bring her back she cool
God bless black live matter
Just Do It…!!!
He's smuggled TONS of weapons including rockets, guns to thee congo, sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Libia, Syria, Iraq, the FARC in Colombia, Charles Taylor, and several other African countries. Hilarious she is using race yet this man helped decimate poor African countries. Women, children, and families murdered. She is so woke!!!
BRING HER HOME🇺🇸
I'm sorry Brittney Griner but you got to take one for the team. There's no way we're giving Russia "The merchant of death" for you. Just to turn around and cause more deaths.
This was never about crimes or a trial Senile impotent Putin wants his best arms dealer back so he can aquire more munitions to fund his senile demented plan to take over the Ukraine
What ever it takes, get her back home!🙏🙏🙏✌️
It’s like trading Steph curry for Westbrook straight up.
I hope russia keeps Brittney
Free #BrittneyGriner 🏀, Yeah I Said It. Should She Had Pled😳Guilty ? What has Biden Lied About ?
https://youtu.be/RgagcmGtFMA