- Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the sentencing of WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on smuggling charges on Thursday
- Some on Twitter were quick to point out that as District Attorney, she prosecuted thousands of marijuana possession cases at a rate higher than her predecessor
- Griner, 31, had claimed in Russian court that it was a mistake she brought a marijuana pen into the country
- She added that she did not want to be used as a political pawn in the tension between Russia and US
- The White House has been unable to negotiate a prisoner swap to bring Griner, a WNBA star, home
- There is ongoing speculation she will be swapped for arms dealer Viktor Bout, the ‘merchant of death’
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