Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison.
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Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday in a Russian court on drug charges that have led the U.S. government to classify her as "wrongfully detained." Reuters reported from the courtroom that Griner entered a guilty plea. She could face a sentence of up to 10 years, while pressure from her supporters at home calling for her release grows.
Griner, speaking Thursday on the second day of her trial in a suburb of Moscow, has been in Russian custody since Feb. 17. "I'd like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn't want to break the law," Griner said in English, per Reuters, which was then translated into Russian for the court.
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To all who voted biden this is what happens
Well we didn’t have any good options so I went with the lesser evil….
@S S Don’t make things up, you voted for him because you wanted to. The guy in the seat now destroyed all the gains we made under the last guy; who by the way had record low unemployment across all groups, empowerment zones in minority areas, funded HBCUs, made us a leading producer and exporter of oil (built up our strategic reserves too), kept dictators in check, retrieved American hostages, kept gas around 2 bucks a gallon, and the list goes on. Your guy gave us 5 dollar a gallon gas, closing of pipelines (lost jobs), being Punked by Pooten, open board- erz, a documented recession, and now selling our strategic reserves to our adversaries. Takes a lot to be Worse than Carter, but Your guy, did it. Congratulations🤢
@Reverend-Doctor i was going to say something but you did it for me thank you
This is not right 🤦🏽♂️
I, can say for a fact, am not BG.
She broke the law.
Even killers don’t get 10 years dummy
@Judaz77 Your statement is untrue and childish. She knew what she was doing, and it is also illegal where she comes from.
🤔 Brittney who? Never heard of him.
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So being caught with drugs inside another country is wrongfully detained?? You Americans have different concepts for those words! I honestly hope she gets convicted, play stupid games, win stupid prizes!
@Reverend-Doctor hum, so it’s a divided opinion even in the USA! That’s interesting to know!
That and now she wants help from the US, which she openly hates. Unreal.
Vote Joe out.he don’t do anything
She went there with drugs and their laws are strictly enforced. So put politics aside. She broke their laws. I feel bad but she did this and has to answer for it. No one cared when Michael Frey received a canning in Singapore back in 94’. They made jokes about it. So we as Americans should respect the laws of the countries we visit. And we should also show greater respect for the freedoms we have here in our homeland.
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800 PATRIOTIC POLITICAL PRISONERS IN D.C. GITMO 509 DAYS WITHOUT CHARGES OR TRIALS.
Who is (we are all bg)?
“I love my son the smartest crack head in history, he gave me 15% of foreign governments bribes for Juneteeth Dental week”.
No we’re not all B.G but she sure is bull*** and she should stay there the next 10 years and if her “wife” and others would like to join her and be B.G. then they should all just join her inn,I’m sure B.G showed them how’s it’s done plain and simple.
Guilty is guilty!!!! Leave her there!
Guilty is guilty!!!! Leave her there!
What an all around freak.
At least in the Russian prison she won’t wear the nose ring.