{"id":1455866,"date":"2022-04-27T17:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455866"},"modified":"2022-04-27T17:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:44:41","slug":"u-s-state-department-spokesman-says-brittney-griners-case-a-top-priority-following-release-of-trevor-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-state-department-spokesman-says-brittney-griners-case-a-top-priority-following-release-of-trevor-reed\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. State Department Spokesman Says Brittney Griner\u2019s Case A \u2018Top Priority\u2019 Following Release Of Trevor Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-state-department-spokesman-says-brittney-griners-case-a-top-priority-following-release-of-trevor-reed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1384745064.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Following the release of former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed from a Russian prison on Wednesday \u2014 Reed was freed in a prisoner exchange \u2014 the news now turns to another American citizen in Russian custody.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>WNBA star Brittney Griner has been held by Russian authorities since February, after<\/span><span> Russian Federal Customs Service officials say they found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In March, it was reported that Griner\u2019s detention had been extended until May 19, meaning the WNBA star will spend at least one more month in Russian custody.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Wednesday, <\/span><span>U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price told CNN that her case is a \u201ctop priority\u201d for the government and that they are in \u201cregular contact with her team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen it comes to Brittney Griner, we are working very closely with her team. Her case is a top priority for us,\u201d Price <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/europe\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-war-news-04-27-22\/h_17bf47dc315b43ca0a9f91820f3a98e2\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe\u2019re in regular contact with her team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s the second time that Price has gone on CNN and discussed Griner\u2019s situation, informing the network <\/span><span>that an official from the U.S. Embassy was finally \u201cgranted consular access to Brittney Griner\u201d in late March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWithin the past couple hours, an official from our embassy has been granted consular access to Brittney Griner,\u201d Price said on CNN. \u201cWe were able to check on her condition. We will continue to work very closely with her legal team, with her broader network to see to it that she is treated fairly. That is a message that we will continue to convey in no uncertain terms to the Russian Federation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Price also provided an update on her condition, saying that Griner was in \u201cgood condition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Over the past weeks, Griner\u2019s Phoenix Mercury teammates have spoken out on her situation, saying that she is very much on their minds as the 2022 WNBA season approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to keep praying for her,\u201d guard Sophie Cunningham <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/phoenix-mercury-open-training-camp-without-brittney-griner-russia\/75-e04cc195-8b34-415d-87b7-0b0e9ec5b893\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe hope she\u2019s well. No one wants to be in her situation. We miss her like crazy, so we\u2019re still just trying to do good things around the community, you know, her shoe drive, so if you want to do anything to support her, let\u2019s do that but (we\u2019re) just praying for her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard weighed in, saying that they are all working behind the scenes in order to get Griner home safely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s tough. We all are concerned about her,\u201d Nygaard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/33764119\/phoenix-mercury-prepare-upcoming-wnba-season-absent-brittney-griner-remains-minds\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>, according to ESPN. \u201cIt is something that we think about, and we pray to make sure that she is safe and that she comes home quickly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe feel confident that everything is being done to make sure that she can get back as quickly as possible, that everybody is working behind the scenes to make that happen,\u201d Nygaard continued. \u201cI definitely wake up sometimes in the middle of the night worried about BG. All we can do is keep doing what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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