Karine Jean-Pierre Doesn’t Mention That Paul Whelan Would Have Been the One Released Had Biden Not Picked Griner

Today (Thursday) after the release of Brittney Griner, the White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said that the choice for Biden was Griner for Viktor Bout or no deal at all, yet NBC reported that Biden was given the choice of either Paul Whelan or Griner in exchange for Bout.