Biden Trades ‘Merchant of Death’ to Free Brittney Griner
In remarks before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration had negotiated a prisoner swap to free WNBA player Brittney Griner from a Russian penal colony in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout who is also known as the “Merchant of Death.” Bout was roughly 11 years into a 25…