American prisoner called CNN from Russian prison camp to push for his release

Paul Whelan sees what is happening. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who like him was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, is being given special attention and Whelan doesn’t want to be left behind again in a potential prisoner swap. It happened when the State Department and Biden obtained the release of WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner, their last beneficiary of a controversial prisoner swap. So, Whelan called a CNN reporter from his Russian prisoner camp to prod American officials to get on his release.Read More