Paul Whelan was arrested in Russia in December 2018. Donald Trump was president until January 20, 2021.
@TristanSnell Actually, disgraced former president Trump shot down Russian attempts to trade former Marine Paul Whelan for “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout, former national security adviser John Bolton revealed Thursday. nypost.com/2022/12/08/tru…
@TristanSnell I suppose it never occurred to@you that, since Whelan broke the law too, that Trump figured he SHOULD be locked up? You know, like Griner? Wndoexing the laws of your country. What a novel concept.
@TristanSnell Yes, and to hear him tell it, Putin respects him bigly and people are saying he's the best negotiator, nobody else can negotiate like him, believe me.
@TristanSnell Exactly, why didn't Trump try to get him out? Is Trump an operative for Russia? May this be why?
@TristanSnell Pres Joe Biden said at the White House that "we have not forgotten about Paul Whelan" & that negotiations to set him free would continue. "I don't want any American to sit wrongfully detained for one extra day if we can bring that person home," Biden said. #FreeWhelan
@TristanSnell I do think it is fair to question if releasing Bout was a good idea. How many lives around the world will this move cost how much chaos in troubles regions will it create?! I'm sure Biden and his people talked about all of this but it is a reasonable discussion to have today
@TristanSnell This is unfair to Trump. He was extremely busy during that time -Not moving FBI HQ to avoid competition to his hotel -Golfing -Planning insurrection -Making excuses for MBS -Stealing secrets -Grifting his supporters/American people -Rallies He was gonna get to it
@TristanSnell Wait, did Trump trade the pot-head basketball player for the merchant of death? Your logic only works if Trump traded somebody. The fact that he didn’t trade the Merchant for Whelan shows how bad the Merchant was, no?
@TristanSnell So? By my math that is 2 years in custody under Trump and 2 years and counting under Biden.