Brittney Griner's nine-year prison sentence in Russia upheld

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BREAKING: Russian appeals court rules on Brittney Griner's nine-year prison sentence

Former U.S. intel officer Rebekah Koffler provides analysis on the Russian courts’ decision to sentence WNBA player Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’The court ruled to uphold the sentence handed down toHowever, in the ruling, the court stated that the time Griner will have to serve in prison will be recalculated with her time in pre-trial detention taken into account.

"In recent weeks, the Biden-Harris Administration has continued to engage with Russia through every available channel and make every effort to bring home Brittney as well as to support and advocate for other Americans detained in Russia, including fellow wrongful detainee Paul Whelan. The President has demonstrated that he is willing to go to extraordinary lengths and make tough decisions to bring Americans home, as his Administration has done successfully from countries around the world.

On Aug. 4 she was given a nine-year sentence after pleading guilty, arguing that she had been prescribed cannabis for her pain and inadvertently packed it. The White House has mentioned the potential of a prisoner swap. National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said in September that

 

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congratulations to brittney for being 1year sober

Brittney hated the USA. Now she can live in Russia. Good for her. Hope she has a good time there

Congratulations

RIP

Damn, bro is ripped. Who he play for?

She?

Thank you Jesus!! FINALLY a JUST ruling despite being a sports figure and celebrity....

I bet she appreciates white America now

I feel sure when she gets back to the U.S. she will be proud of her country, if we have anything left by then.

Women's prison, or men's prison? I'm trying to win a bet with a friend.

AMEN!!!!

You didn’t want to be here anyway, so how is that working out for you

Biden is not respected or feared. She has no one backing her up. Trump would not have let this happen. Say what you want but our adversaries didn’t screw with him.

That’s a long time ya’ll!

bye bye brittany 👋 this is awesome!👍

She should be happy she's pro socialism and now she is experiencing socialism

How is she wrongfully detained? She had illegal drugs in Russia, got caught, got arrested, pleaded guilty and got 9 years for drug possession. See this is the issue with the Dem justice system. Innocent even when found guilty and pleaded guilty. Lol

BREAKING:Phillies are in the World Series

Thoughts and prayers 🤡

Will she tell us again how unfair it is in the United States?

If she behaves well she may get out early. Let this be a lesson to all of us, cannabis maybe legal in some parts of the world but not in others. So its a bad Idea to travel with cannabis on your person or in your personal effects, buy what is legal when you arrive.

He must be mad the big guy didn't bail him out ,teaches you don't know talk shit about your country and than ask it for help....

I hate to see this! Praying for some kind of resolution

Now she will have a new girl friend for the next 9 years.

Do the crime pay the time.. We would expect nothing else for a Russia visitor.. let’s move on with this. Tired of hearing about some poor rich Dope head locked up for drug wanting out

Well deserved

I really do not give a rats ass about this Griner story. That said,, did anyone really think Russian courts where going to just overturn the lower court on this? This is GOLD in their eyes. They THINK that they have a bargaining chip, which they won't give up easily.

Maybe if the US was as harsh with our penalties, there would not be revolving jail doors and criminals might think twice about committing crimes. How many criminals are let out with little or no time and end up committing more crimes?

Biden admin wants Russia decimated, but wants Brittany released? Not a good strategy. Stop saying being held illegitimately, that’s one of the sticking point I believe.

Maybe she’ll learn to ❤️ her country!

Nobody cares. Keep her there. Send her home. I couldn’t care less. Just quit talking about her. 🤦‍♂️

She doesn’t like it here anyway

What is there to appeal she broke the law now she has to pay the price but she wants a country that she hates to please bail her out enjoy your nine years maybe you’ll get out in four

Well, at least she doesn’t have to listen to the Star Spangled Banner for a good while. She can also tell the Ruskies all about BLM and critical race theory. I’m sure Vlad and all the Ruskies will be just thrilled to listen.

Should be thankful she wasn’t caught in Singapore or the Philippines 😳

This shows you how different it is to live in a different country - Russia doesn’t have to bend to media and woke pressure. They probably don’t even understand it. We just had some dude dressed like a girl talk to a president last weekend - go figure that one out.

Maybe we can do a swap. Her for the whole Biden family

This is sad. She’s being used and a politician needs to bring her and all political prisoners home. Who can get that done? ridiculous usa politics

Gave her a max extension.

Although I think nine years is an extreme sentence, she might just lean to be thankful for the country she came from instead of bashing it and taking it for granted.

GOOD! HE gets to dig thru snow and ice, find big rocks and make them into smaller rocks. HE broke their laws, HE pays their price, good riddance.

Ridiculous

That is f’ed up

Maybe if she’s get more woke they’ll pop the gate.

Doomed to 9 years!!

“SURVEY SAYS!!!…”

CBD oil… hardly warrants drug charges… Russia playing with her life.

See ya in 9 years Sasquatch!

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