A deal to swap a basketball player for an arms dealer was criticized by Donald Trump.
Trump claimed that he entered Russia with drugs.
The return of Griner and other prisoners is the highest priority for the administration.
A proposed swap of a basketball player for a Russian arms dealer was criticized by the former president.
A proposal has been made by the Biden administration to trade the former marine and the Russian arms dealer for each other.
During an interview on a radio show, Trump commented on the deal.
They're very vigilant about drugs, and she went in there with drugs. They don't like drugs. She got arrested. We're supposed to get her out for making a lot of money and being one of the biggest arms dealers in the world.
—PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 31, 2022
Since February, when authorities said they found cannabis oil in her luggage, she has been held in Russia. Her lawyers said she had a doctor's prescription. She pled guilty to the charges in a show trial.
According to the New York Times, Bout was accused of selling weapons to the Taliban.
"He will get a free card, and we will get her," Trump said. She admitted that you don't go in there with drugs. I think she admitted it because it is what it is.
It certainly doesn't seem like a very good trade according to the former president. He's one of the worst people in the world and he's going to be given his freedom because a potentially spoiled person goes into Russia with drugs.
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