Republicans accused of favoring celebrities over veterans on Thursday, with news the basketball star in a prisoner swap — while former Marine Paul Whelan continues to languish at a penal colony. Rep. Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret, asked: 'Where is U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who has been unjustly held by Russia for far longer? Celebrities over veterans?'On Thursday morning, Griner, the WNBA star imprisoned on marijuana-related drug charges in Russia, is on her way back to the US in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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