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Republicans and right-wingers, but also many Democrats and progressives, are worried now, after the release of Brittney Griner from prison in Russia, about the fate of Paul Whelan. The concern for Whelan is amplified by belief that he, like Griner, was an innocent victim.

Leaving whelan behind. in exchange, the u.s. released viktor bout, a notorious arms dealer. let me bring our experts to talk about this swap. luke, what do you think? was it a -- it feels a little unbalanced. >> it was a bad deal for the u.s., unfortunately, and a good deal for russia. we're talking about a, a basketball star who was framed by their spy agency, versus a prolific arms dealer who has committed alleged crimes all over the world. i think the other sort of thing from a u.s. perspective is the precedent it sets. essentially vladamir putin believes that anything can be traded, any de...

But only griner was on a plane out of russia on thursday, leaving whelan behind. in exchange, the u.s. released viktor bout, a notorious arms dealer. we bring back our experts to talk about this swap. luke, what do you think? was it a -- it feels a little unbalanced. >> it was a bad deal for the u.s., unfortunately, and a good keel for russia. we're talking about a, a basketball star who was framed by their spy agency, versus a prolific arms dealer who has committed alleged crimes all over the world. i think the other sort of thing from a u.s. perspective is the precedent it sets. essentially ...