WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner swap

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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After 294 days in Russian custody, basketball star Brittney Griner is on her way back to the United States. We examine the details of the prisoner swap, the negotiations, and look at the Russian prisoner in the exchange, Viktor Bout, nicknamed “Merchant of Death” by his accusers. Plus, the House passes a bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. Also, according to police, more arrests are expected in the German coup plot. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The good news, Brittany Griner is headed home.
0:05.2	The bad news, so is one of the world's most notorious arms dealers.
0:09.1	The lead starts right now.
0:11.3	After 294 days in Russian custody, basketball star Brittany Griner is on her way back to
0:16.5	the United States.
0:17.5	This hour, new details about the prisoner swap, the tense negotiations, and the bond villain
0:23.0	known as the merchant of death whom Russia is getting back in exchange.
0:27.5	Plus.
0:28.5	We can end spoke with the former U.S. Marine Paul Wheelan, who remain stuck in a Russian
0:33.0	prison.
0:34.0	But I don't understand why I'm still sitting here.
0:38.0	My bags are packed, I'm ready to go home.
0:41.4	Wheelan's sister is here with more reaction to Griner's release, and a house investigation
0:47.9	revealing a culture of fear inside the corporate offices of an NFL team, sexual harassment,
0:54.5	bullying, toxic conduct, all alleged, and the team owner, who reportedly lied to Congress
1:00.4	about it all.
1:06.8	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Taff.
1:07.8	When we start today with our world lead, after nearly 10 months in Russian detention,
1:11.5	U.S. basketball star Brittany Griner is on her way home.
1:15.0	This new video from Russian state media shows Griner earlier today, when she was released
1:18.7	as part of a prisoner swap, you can see Griner walking on a tarmac before boarding a plane
1:23.1	and heading to meet U.S. officials.
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