White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Griner’s guilty plea will have “no impact” on any of the negotiations to bring her home to the U.S.
Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury during the first half in Game Four of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Footprint Center, Oct. 6, 2021, in Phoenix.WNBA star Brittney Griner said she "would like to plead guilty" Thursday morning on drug charges in a Russian court, saying that the vape cartridges containing hashish oil were in her luggage unintentionally.
"Brittney sets an example of being brave. She decided to take full responsibility for her actions as she knows that she is a role model for many people," they said in the statement. "Considering the nature of her case, the insignificant amount of the substance and BG’s personality and history of positive contributions to global and Russian sport, the defense hopes that the plea will be considered by the court as a mitigating factor and there will be no severe sentence.
“We’re going to do everything that we can to bring home Brittney Griner safely, and to also make sure that we bring Paul Whelan back home as well," Jean-Pierre said. Representatives of the U.S. Embassy, as well as two representatives from Russian and foreign media, were allowed into the courtroom. The first witness at Griner's trial last Friday was a customs officer who was at the airport when she was arrested. A second unidentified witness was also questioned by prosecutors behind closed doors, according to. Meanwhile, two others failed to appear, so the trial was adjourned for the day.
"It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate [the Fourth of July] because freedom means something completely different to me this year," she added. Jean-Pierre told ABC’s Rachel Scott that Biden was “deeply moved” by Griner’s letter to him this week, but still wouldn’t say what the president wrote in his response letter.
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