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Trump says that it is justly deserved because Californians vote Democrat.

Russia is speaking out against the United States in the Brittney
Griner case, just one day after the Phoenix Mercury star was
front and center at the ESPYs.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on
Thursday that the United States classifying Griner as
“wrongfully detained” shows blatant disrespect for Russian law.
Even though marijuana is legal in various states, Zakharova
said, it doesn’t matter one bit in Russia.

"If a U.S. citizen was taken in connection with the fact that
she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this
should be commensurate with our Russian, local laws, and not
with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington,"
Zakharova said, via The Associated Press.

Griner was first detained in February after officials said they
found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage at a
Moscow airport. She has been in Russian custody ever since, and
is facing up to 10 years in prison. Her trial will resume next
week.

Griner has pleaded guilty to the charge, though this strategy
was largely expected. She acknowledged that she had the vape
cartridges in court, but said she didn’t intend to break the law.

The United States government has declared Griner a “wrongfully
detained” citizen, and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is
reportedly working to secure her release. There are reports that
Russia is willing to exchange Griner for convicted arms dealer
Viktor Bout.

Stephen Curry, others call for Brittney Griner’s release at ESPYs
Just hours before Zakharova spoke out, Golden State Warriors
star Stephen Curry joined plenty of others in the sports world
in calling for Griner’s release at the ESPYs.

Curry hosted ESPN’s annual awards show on Wednesday night from
the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

"But as we hope for the best, we urge the entire global sports
community to continue to stay energized on her behalf," Curry
said. "Brittney isn’t just a member of the Phoenix Mercury. She
isn’t just a member of her team in Russia. She isn’t just an
olympian. She's one of us, the team of athletes in this room
tonight and all over the world. A team that has nothing to do
with politics or global conflict."

Skylar Diggins-Smith was one of multiple WNBA players who spoke
out during the show.

"It's been 153 nights now that BG has been wrongfully detained
thousands of miles away from home, away from her family, away
from her friends, away from her team," Diggins-Smith said. "All
throughout that time, we've kept her in our thoughts and in our
hearts even though we know that ain't nearly enough to bring her
home, y'all."

USWNT star Megan Rapinoe, who won the ESPY for Best Play, again
spoke out, too.

"I think honestly what we've witnessed tonight is the importance
of sport and how much we can bring and how much we can get done
in the world just with our collective power," Rapinoe said. "I
think for me, the most striking thing is that BG is not here …
Every time we say her name, every time it’s on social media,
every time we say it in interviews, it puts pressure on
everyone. It puts pressure on the administration, it puts
pressure on Russia. It puts pressure on Putin. It puts pressure
on everyone.

“It lets BG know, also above everything, that we love her and
that we miss her and that we’re thinking about her all the time.
We’re doing every single thing we can to get her out, because
that’s the most important thing.”

LOCK HER UP!

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