Remember Marc Fogel? Russia arrested him in 2021 over a marijuana charge, and Fogel got forgotten by the Biden administration while it made prisoner swaps for more media-friendly Americans. Last August, Fogel and his family expressed their frustration that Biden hadn’t included him in those swaps, including one that released the “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Today, however, Fogel finds himself on a plane back to the US, thanks to Donald Trump and his envoy Steven Witkoff, seemingly for no exchange at all except “goodwill,” although that may yet change:
NEW: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says Special Envoy Witkoff is leaving Russian airspace with Marc Fogel, an American detained by Russia:
“By tonight, Marc Fogel will be on American soil and reunited with his family and loved ones thanks to President Trump’s…
