WNBA star Brittney Griner was back in a Moscow court Tuesday where her legal team laid out fresh evidence in her defense, saying that the hashish oil that was found in her luggage was prescribed by a U.S. doctor and used accordingly. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson shares exclusive reaction to Griner’s imprisonment from Marine veteran Trevor Reed, who was released by the Kremlin in a highly publicized prison swap earlier this year.
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SHE KNOWINGLY BROKE THE LAW
I don't get why the US is even trying to free her. How stupid can you be to go visit and play for a country and not see the laws? It doesn't even matter if it's a slight law and knowing that you're visiting and playing in Russia. The laws are really strict and the consequences are really severe. So why not have that common sense and use your head before you do your action?
Black female privilege card needs to be revoked. She hates America. She broke Russian law. Let her rot in prison.
Brittany is a dude, right?
You’ve really gotta double triple check your bags. I flew to Vegas and was paranoid and that’s Vegas. I can’t imagine Russia. Not trading an arms dealer. Good luck.
Teacher jailed in Russia for 14 yrs for the same thing. Do the crime, do the time!!
Do the crime do the time.
Reed you know what Whelan is going through in that prison but you have started putting griner first just like the rest of the people. His name always the last name mentioned. Whelma is going through it too more
Brittney doesn't like the USA or the American flag, she said so herself‼️Now she wants America to help her. She doesn't want to come "home", she just doesn't want to go to prison‼️
she broke the law in a foreign country she can stay there
Send Trevor Over there. Brittney got what he deserved
I can only imagine what these bozos offered, the admin that purported to our troops that the primary enemy is global warming 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Craziest cause I've seen in sometime.. I hope they keep her for 10 yrs.. she broke the laws
She deserves to be in prison. She has lived and worked there for nearly ten years. She is not an innocent victim or political prisoner. Legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational use in parts of the U.S. has no bearing on what happens in Russia or other countries. Stop waiving privilege!
Just because somebody’s rich and or famous doesn’t mean they should get out of jail free
you don’t take drugs to other countries
before you board an airplane they ask you if you packed your bags
Let her serve and let it be a warning to everyone
Hearing how he talks now with a Russian accent is soooo wild. Can we address this ?
Yep white house not doing enough to free every marijuana, cannabis drug related incarcerated prisoners currently occupying correction facilities in the US but here we are talking about a person who went to a foreign country with an illegal drug, got caught with it and facing 10 years in prison rightfully so because she broke that foreign country law.
But America is a racist country. Why would she even want to come back to those terrible experiences and be oppressed by the national anthem.
One the lighter side, she won't have to worry about hearing our national anthem while in a cold wet dirty Russian prison.
You do the crime you do the time and she was caught on camera committing the crime and only admitted to it after video evidence was released
Let her rot there!
Who cares? I dont
This is also the MOST exciting the Wnba has ever been
The White House should not waste time on this !
Let the drug smuggler face her/his/its prison time
She hated America, so ask another country to help her out.
He should be grateful not blasting the White House for her stupidity.
Shame on her/ //
Yeah let's swap her for Merchant of Death
Trevor you wanna trade places with her?
LiAngelo Ball was out of a chinese jail in a week hmm
The White House can’t do any of their jobs. Much less that which is not their job.
You broke the law, take it like a man
If these people keep complaining about freeing her then our weak administration is going to end up freeing the dangerous arms dealer in exchange for her. If the arms dealer goes on to be responsible for people's deaths then all these Griner advocates will have blood on their hands.
it's not the Whitehouse's problem to free guilty drug addicts…. Brittany figured out how to get there, she'll figure out how to get out!!
Griner is not wrongfully detained.
it's also against federal law to carry that in USA airports.. she'd be in jail here..
What do you expect them to do? Give Russia the arms dealer they want back? For a freaking BASKETBALL player who couldn't lay off the weed? One who's stupidity is at the core of this whole problem?
i hate this woke media and gives its,horrible view upon us all
White House started war on Russia and want this favor..Forget about it. Keep her Russia
if it were Jane doe we would never hear about it
In a few articles I read she had hash And a lot of it don't know just saying
🤷♂️free El Chapo then 🤣
Also, she couldn't take a break from smoking weed or touching anything associated with marijuana while in another country? I watch a lot of "Locked Up Abroad" and some US citizens did at least 5 yrs before the US stepped in but…..none of them were in the WNBA. Why "need" America when you don't "like" America?
Fake news CNN
Call the oligarch that employs her.Greed takes her there every year….Ignorance will keep her there.