“I also have to say here that President Trump wasn’t especially interested in engaging in that swap for also Paul ... Security Advisor John Bolton held with Whelan’s sister, Elizabeth.

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has revealed that Donald Trump turned down the chance ... “we’ve not forgotten about Paul Whelan” and vowed to “never give up” securing his release, as the ...

Former President Trump ... swap freeing WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for infamous Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, but the administration insists Moscow has treated the case of Whelan ...

The Biden administration has said Russia was unwilling to include Whelan in a swap for Bout. Trump said Sunday that, although he turned down the deal with Moscow, he "would have gotten Paul out ...

“I also have to say here that President Trump wasn’t especially interested in engaging in that swap for also Paul Whelan,” Fiona Hill, a former National Security Council Russia ...

Trump went further, sayin g on Truth Social that Griner “openly hates our country” and suggesting that Whelan should have been freed instead. Whelan was accused of spying for the U.S. and ...

Following the news of the prison swap ... John Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor, revealed that the ex-president had the chance to trade Whelan for Bout back in 2018, per the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had turned down ...