Is Whelan News Today

Paul whelans brother that you played. he understands that this was absolutely the right thing to do. its a great day. were going to continue to work to make sure all americans that are unlawfully detained overseas comes home. >> senator kelly, we appreciate you coming on the program. thank you so much. i want to bring in ken dilanian, who covers justice and intelligence for nbc news. and evelyn farther cuss is executive director of the mccain institute. mixed emotions. brittney griner is free,...

Whelan going from here? >> well, we have tried. my foundation for four years to get whelan out. and somehow it always falls short. we tried it during the trump administration early on in the biden administration, and it seems at the very end, possibly because of the espionage charge, because he is a marine, because he is wrongfully detained, the russians hold on to him at the very end. and this is what happened again. but that doesnt mean that there isnt a possibility that we can get him out. i ...