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He should have consular access within 72 hours of his arrest. he was arrested on december 28 but the u.s. didnt know about it for several days. the big question is will they finally get access and we can learn more about what it is the russians are accusing him of. if, in fact, he is charged and convicted with an espionage operation, that holds up to two decades in prison in russia. his family is denying that he would have been involved in anything like that, but is acknowledging that he has spe...

Former marine who was arrested in moscow on friday. russia claims paul whelan was apprehended during an espionage operation and he faces up to 20 years in prison for spying. paul brother david says he was just visiting russia for a wedding and insists his brother is innocent. >> there is no way that paul is a spy. he definitely wouldnt do anything to break the laws, and i cant imagine that he would have broken spy laws in any country, let alone in russia. >> nbcs national security and military r...

Wedding. we have the latest details with david. >> paul whelands family says this is a complete misstanding and this could be -- he could be in danger. the family is pleading to get him home safely. wheland is retired from the military and was in russia for a wedding, no kind of espionage operation. we know that russian authorities took him in custody on friday. a state department spokesperson says the russian ministry of foreign affairs has formally notified the department of state that interna...

>> molly: the brother of an american citizen arrested in russia on espionage charges says he is innocent as was in moscow to attend a wedding. paul whalen was arrested in russia on friday. the russian security service said he was caught during an espionage operation. the spying charges could carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years. the state department said it has received formal notification of arrest and is pushing for consul ar access to whalen. >> leland: the russian who was arrested a cou...

Paul weeland was arrested friday. the state department said they got formal notification of his arrest. david, what is going on here? >> hi, blake. a lot going on here. kremlin officials are not backing away from their claim that paul weeland is being detained for spying. his family is pleading to get him home safely. 48-year-old weeland, a retired marine. he was in russia for a wedding, not any kind of espionage operation. we know that russian authorities took him into custody friday. a state d...

Mr. trump inviting congressional leaders to the white house tomorrow. this comes as house democrats plan to vote on funding bills on thursday which do not include the money president trump wants for a border wall. and the family of a retired u.s. marine arrested in russia says that he was in moscow for a wedding. a russian federal security service says that 48-year-old paul wheland was caught in a espionage operation. if convicted, he can face 20 years in prison. im heather childers. now back to...

Learned through news reports he was arrested by the fsb, the russian state security agency, formerly known as the kgb. he was reportedly arrested during an espionage operation, but the kremlin has not elaborated on what exactly that means. for the latest, im joined by hans nichols at the white house. not a lot of information right now, but there are questions of whether his arrest is for political purposes more than anything else. >> thats the question on this. why was he apprehended when he app...

Start with this, his innocence is undoubted. that is from the family of a retired u.s. marine owho has been detained in rusrussia, and rejecting the accusations of russia that he is a spy. he is paul wheelen and a former marine from michigan, and the russian security agency released a brief statement saying that he is arrested in an espionage operation, but they did not release any specifics. he could face up to 20 years in prison. and they say that he was in moscow to attend a wedding when they...

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Provided that the parameters are set in a way thats not unfavorable to him. and it cant be a trap. they have to treat him respectfully and they have to do it with a lot of professionalism, not just go in there and do some kind of surprise attack. >> do you believe as someone whos interacted with him, and you have been favorable to him -- >> yes. >> -- that he will be accurate to the u.s. committees about a matter that he has appeared to prejudge and been defensive about, saying this is all garba...