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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is finally back in the U.S., but after 294 days of being detained in Russia, her reintegration into American life is far from over. One person who worked around the clock to bring Griner home was her agent and friend, Lindsay Kagawa Colas. She joined Stephanie Sy to discuss the latest.
Anne Fogel’s brother Marc and another American Paul Whelan weren’t part of the exchange — a huge blow to their families.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price again pressed the Maduro regime “for the immediate and unconditional release of Matthew and all other wrongfully detained U.S. nationals in Venezuela.”
The WNBA star has been held in Russia since February 17 and is considered by the U.S. to be "wrongfully detained."
Support trying to bring her back. >> stars like lebron james joining the push for griner's release, with james tweeting our voice as athletes is stronger together. fans holding signs at games with phrases like "free britney" the pressure campaign, includes wife, sherel, recently telling abc she wants to speak with biden. >> if they're holding her because they want you to do something then i want to you do it. >> kbgriner has been jailed in russia since mid february, saying they found cannabis oil in her luggage at a moscow airport. having more a greenlight to speak out now since the government...