Evan Gershkovich's friend speaks out ahead of trial in Russia on espionage charges: 'Foregone conclusion'

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Reporter Michael Schwirtz, a friend of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, said that he has remained “upbeat and energetic' despite facing a trial.

New York Times reporter Michael Schwirtz, a friend of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, said that he has remained 'upbeat and energetic' despite facing a trial Wednesday in Russia. 'The image that projecting is that he's already a prisoner and that he's already convicted,' Schwirtz said Wednesday on 'Fox & Friends' in response to video of Gershkovich appearing in a Russian courtroom with a shaved head.

don't think there's a lot of people out there that don't think that the outcome of this trial is a foregone conclusion,' Schwirtz added. 'He was arrested in order to be convicted,' Schwirtz said. 'As everyone has pointed out, the Russian government hasn't provided a shred of evidence to indicate that he's guilty of what they're claiming he's guilty of, which is working for the CIA.

 

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