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    As calls grow to free Brittney Griner, Biden says he's spoken with her wife

    The White House said President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke with Cherelle Griner on Wednesday, as more of the WNBA star's supporters publicly petition him to do more to secure her release.
    by Rachel Treisman Jul 06, 2022 4 minutes
    A sign calls for Britney Griner's release at a game between Portland Thorns FC and Angel City FC in Los Angeles earlier this month.

    The Biden administration is facing increasing public pressure to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia after being detained on drug charges in February.

    A Russian judge has ordered Griner to be detained for the length of her trial, which began last Friday. Her next court appearance is slated to begin on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. local time/7:30 a.m. ET.

    Griner appealed directly to the president in a handwritten letter delivered to the White House on Monday, urging him not to "forget about me and the other American Detainees."

    Griner isn't the only American considered in Russia. Notably, while Trevor Reed was released in a prisoner exchange in April, fellow former U.S. of hard labor on espionage charges.

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