'No one should be left behind': WNBA star Brittney Griner reflects on freedom from Russian prison in '20/20' specialWNBA star Brittney Griner reflected on the moment she learned the U.S. secured her freedom from Russian detention and voiced her support for bringing home other Americans wrongfully detained abroad in a special edition of “20/20” that is set to air on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. “Good Morning America” will air a first look earlier in the day.
The U.S. State Department classified Griner’s case as "wrongfully detained" in May 2022 and the Biden administration worked for months to secure her freedom., saying that the vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were in her luggage unintentionally. She testified that she had "no intention" of breaking Russian law and packed the cartridges by accident.Amid mounting pressure on the U.S. to secure her freedom, the WNBA star was released on Dec. 8, 2022, after the U.S.
”If it was left up to me in that trade, I would have went and got Paul and brought him home,” Griner said, referencing“But any time that we can bring home an American, that is a win for Americans. No one should be left behind,” Griner added.upcoming memoir, “Coming Home,” which is set to be released on May 7
Griner nodded, saying, “When I walked on and I didn't see him, I was like, ‘OK, maybe I'm early. Maybe he's next. Maybe they are going to bring him next,’” she said of Whelan.
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