CNN The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer June 4, 2024 23:29:00
Weighing concerns that releasing the arms dealer could ramp up russia's efforts to funnel weapons to ukraine. >> it's made us weaker, putin stronger and americans more vulnerable. >> reporter: administration officials saying the president had to make a tough decision. >> nobody is doing backflips that mr. bout is back on the street. these are not decisions that we take lightly. we study all the angles, do all of the analysis. but at the end of the day we have a responsibility to americans. >> reporter: president biden didn't sign the commutation papers for bout until griner was on the ground i...