She again implored President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to cut a deal to bring Griner home. "That said, the fact remains that the U.S. Government has determined that Brittney Griner is wrongfully detained and being used as a political pawn," she tweeted. The criminal trial was set for July 1 , and the WNBA star was ordered to remain in custody for the duration of her criminal trial. It was not until the State Department reclassified Griner as being "wrongfully detained" that her fellow basketball stars started to ramp up the pressure to get her released. U.S. WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.

Source: Fox News July 04, 2022 20:13 UTC