{"id":1539662,"date":"2022-07-05T11:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539662"},"modified":"2022-07-05T11:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:50:37","slug":"wnba-star-griner-asks-biden-to-get-her-out-of-russian-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-star-griner-asks-biden-to-get-her-out-of-russian-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star Griner asks Biden to get her out of Russian jail"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwnba-star-griner-asks-biden-to-get-her-out-of-russian-jail%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=1539662&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 id=\"attachment_2723636\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2723636\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2723636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22182225211211.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 27, 2022. U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner is set to go on trial in a Moscow-area court Friday July 1. The proceedings that are scheduled to begin Friday come about 4 1\/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2723636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 27, 2022. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 8:38 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, July 5, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Basketball player Brittney Griner wrote a tearful letter to President Joe Biden after being arrested in Russia. In that letter, which was delivered to the White House on Monday, Griner said she\u2019s sitting in a Russian jail and she\u2019s afraid she may stay there forever.<\/p>\n<p>The basketball star also stressed she voted for Biden in 2020 and she\u2019s calling on the President to help her get out of jail. Her plea for help came after she was arrested on February 17 at a Moscow airport after customs officials allegedly found hashish oil in her luggage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: A letter from Brittney Griner was sent to the White House today, making a direct appeal to President Biden for her freedom. Representatives shared the following excerpts: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pvh4IpOfou\">pic.twitter.com\/pvh4IpOfou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJQuinnESPN\/status\/1544043021213356038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her trial began last week and Russian officials have claimed Griner\u2019s rights are protected under Russian Federation laws and she\u2019s getting diplomatic support.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI did have the opportunity to speak with Ms. Griner in the courtroom,\u201d said Elizabeth Ruth, Deputy Chief of Mission for the US Embassy in Moscow. \u201cShe is doing as well as can be expected in these difficult circumstances, and she asked me to convey that she is in good spirit and is keeping up the faith.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Russian law, smuggling of controlled substances is punishable by up to three-years behind bars depending on the circumstances of the offense.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/texas-love-triangle-murder-suspect-captured-in-costa-rica\/\">Texas Love Triangle Murder Suspect Captured In Costa Rica<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 27, 2022. 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