This is what the MSM has to say about this... will patriots believe it???
Paul Whelan's lawyer believes he will be freed in the next month or two
Tatyana Chistikova and Minyvonne Burke
An attorney for Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia on suspicion of spying, said he understands why Brittney Griner was released in a prisoner exchange and believes an exchange will be made "in the next month or two" for his client.
“The Russian side offered an exchange one-to-one. And the American side then chose to exchange Griner because, firstly, she is a woman, and this is more humane, and secondly, she is an Olympic champion. That is, more significant for them,” Vladimir Zherebenkov said. “And Paul is an officer, a soldier, and naturally it is easier for him to be in custody. Apparently, that was the thinking — and therefore the priority was given to Griner.”
National Security Council spokesman refuted the claim that Griner was given priority over Whelan, telling MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that "the deal that we got with Ms. Griner was the only deal we could get and now was the only moment we could get it, so we took advantage of that to get one American home."
"I would push back on this notion that, that we deliberately, you know, we, we chose Brittney over Paul, there was only one way to get one American home and that was this particular deal," he said. "So we’re gonna stay at it. We were working on it yesterday. We’re working on it today. And I can guarantee the Whelan family that tomorrow and every day hereafter, we’re going to continue to work to bring Paul home."
Zherebenkov said negotiations are underway for Whelan’s possible release, but he did not have additional details because such talks are confidential.
“There are about 300 Russian citizens in custody in the U.S. Of them, 50-60 people on serious charges. Thus, there is still someone to change for. I don’t see a problem here,” he said.
