Speaking from behind a glass screen ahead of the verdict, Whelan called the trial"a sham" and called on the US president Donald Trump as well as leaders of Ireland, the UK and Canada to"end this."Whelan -- who is also an Irish, British and Canadian citizen -- was detained at a Moscow hotel in December 2018 by Russian authorities who alleged he was involved in an intelligence operation. He has been in Lefortovo prison in Moscow since and the trial was held behind closed doors.
His lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, previously said Whelan was unwittingly handed a flash drive containing"state secrets" while on a personal trip to Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Whelan was caught"red-handed."Whelan denies the spying charges and says he has been denied proper medical treatment while in detention. His family maintains he traveled to Moscow to attend a wedding and was arrested on false charges.
Trump needs to get him out of russian prison. Will he demand his release from his friend putin?
I'm sure trump can call his boss and fix this
CNN State department needs to do more to ensure that he is protected.
We let our convicted spies go free.
Send Biden in to kneel...he's getting pretty good at it.
Can we trade him for the traitor Trump?
I love how haters just have crap to say no matter what. They must follow the cnn instruction manual to a tee.
Yet America hasn’t done anything to those who hacked our election and continue to do so.
Former US spy Paul Whelan found guilty of espionage in Russia
So when will Trump be charged? Trump works directly under Trump.
Somebody for Russia to trade for Trump in a couple years.
Smells like a putin trump pr setup
Which is why I would never go to Russia for anything.
If he was black I would throw up gang signs with him and join him while we would litter in our yards together.
Baby pop
Ask trump why he knows 😼
CNN Is this true because its hard to believe anything you guys put out smh
A new 'its never been done before' coming before Nov.
news dekhkar to lagta hai ki ab aage kuchh nhi rah gaya aatamhatya kar lo with family, vahi achha rahega ab shayad.
I thought Putin & Trump we’re besties Yikes 😩
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I love how Americans are shocked and pretend the guy was not a spy when Snowden literally revealed how Americans are spying against the whole world... Their hypocrisy reach the climax when they are scared of huawei phones spying on them or Facebook posts....
Not long after trumps phone call to Putin what did trump get in exchange 😼
Prisoner swapp, send Flynn.
Sent him to the gulag
CNN Nobody is comin' to save u Paul! This is what u get for workin' for Babylon secret Intel.👀
Baby power world pop
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CNN Finally some good news.
What are Americans doing in Russia, Doctors suffering from Covid19 are dropping like apples what more an American
Dishonest scumedia
Probably sent by Dems to dig up dirt on Trump.
Maybe all he gotta say is BLM and the Dems will come to his aid...and maybe burn a couple of building while at it!
CNN Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek
Justice_for_Khaled Why is an Arab Muslim student accused of these stupid accusations? We are not stupid to believe Stop racism against Muslim Arabs George Floyd died because of your racism Justice_for_Khaled khaled Innocent of your stupid accusations ❤️
Look what trump has done now!!
Justice_for_Khaled Why is an Arab Muslim student accused of these stupid accusations? We are not stupid to believe Stop racism against Muslim Arabs George Floyd died because of your racism Justice_for_Khaled khaled Innocent of your stupid accusations ❤️
Trump will blow some Russians offical, and pay with US taxpayers money, and he will walk.
interesting
Poor guy, was there actual evidence for this or is it just one of those things?
Just the lift Trump will need in late October when he negotiates release with his mate Vlad.
i honestly have no clue abt this one. i monitor russian media for a living; the russians DID NOT make a big deal out of whelan. they gave all the networks formal gag orders on the case (interestingly theyre almost never used in Russia). & Whelan does have the bio of...well, a spy
Trump will get Putin to release him for propaganda and his re-election bid.
Well Trump can't run on tough on Russia when an American Citizen is sentenced to Hard Labour.
'...unwittingly handed a flash drive....'
I'd be terrified to be a us spy under the trump admin
Whelan appeals to Trump, Trump appeals to Putin, Putin shows clemency, Trump uses it in his rallies. Simple.
But their little ginger gets a slap on the wrist (or wherever), and sent back home.
CNN They want Parnas, likely enough.
All American politicians and soldiers should be sentenced to life in prison.
he deserved it !
We must have someone Russia wants to trade for.
Good it's not in China.
CNN He wont serve a fraction of that sentence. High profile inmates will be exchanged
And the swaps begin...
God bless the Mother Russia!
CNN Lets automaticaly blame trump like always WWG1GWA stop the FakeNews TraitorsOfAmerica
救出しなければ酷い目に遭って生きて帰って来れないでしょう。
Inb4 military tensions between the US and Russia ramp up yet again
Trump being baited by his mentor Vlad the Slayer... should be a chuckle...
Я вам не верю
Donald Trump needs to move quickly to secure the release of this American citizen that has been framed for Espionage charges
Elaine427 Hmmm...what’s Prez gotta day about that?
Russia has long been taking hostages of citizens of other states in order to subsequently exchange them for their criminals
CNN Prediction: Putin will come to Trump's aid just before Nov. 3rd and release the retiree.
Go on now... Start your anti russia rant.. Did you ever cover KulbhushanJadhav !?