Trump ‘wasn’t interested’ in Paul Whelan’s case, former White House official says
Donald Trump said that he had rejected an attempt by Russia to trade “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout for former US Marine Paul Whelan and added that he would never free someone who has “killed untold numbers”.
“I turned down a deal with Russia for a one on one swap of the so-called Merchant of Death for Paul Whelan,” the former president said on Sunday on Truth Social.
Meanwhile, as the January 6 select committee prepares to release its final report next week, Congressman Adam Schiff, a panel member, yesterday confirmed that he and his colleagues on the panel are in agreement that they have “evidence of criminality” – but that while they have agreed on nexst steps, he is not in position to confirm them.
The committee, he says, is mindful that that by only referring certain people, they could create the perception that others are below the threshold of culpability for the violent attack on the US Capitol.
Extremist Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told a meeting of the New York Young Republicans Club this weekend that “If Steve Bannon and I organized that, we would have won. Not to mention, it would’ve been armed.”
