President Joe Biden on Friday met with Brittney Griner’s wife. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement said the meeting took place at the White House.
A pool report noted Biden met with Cherelle Griner and Brittney Griner’s agent, Lindsay Colas. White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan also participated in the meeting.
Biden also sat down with Elizabeth Whelan, the sister of Paul Whelan, another American citizen who is serving a 16-year prison sentence after his conviction for spying.
A Russian court last month convicted Brittney Griner — a Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist — of smuggling drugs into the country and sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony.