Senator Chris Murphy

They were not going to give it to me. They were not going to give it to me. I can tell you right now, the Biden administration was not going to give me that wrongful detention. Working with the Biden administration, I want to bring this across. First of all, I want to say I'm grateful that I got that wrongful detention under the Biden administration.

They were not going to give it to me. They were not going to give it to me. I can tell you right now, the Biden administration was not going to give me that wrongful detention. Working with the Biden administration, I want to bring this across. First of all, I want to say I'm grateful that I got that wrongful detention under the Biden administration.

But there's only a handful of people in that Biden administration that I have a lot of respect for. And one of them is Roger Carstens. He was an amazing man, trying everything to help me get Ksenia out, but he was limited as far as what he could do. I was fighting to get this wrong for the tension. I mean, you have to meet this. I've been in this game now.

But there's only a handful of people in that Biden administration that I have a lot of respect for. And one of them is Roger Carstens. He was an amazing man, trying everything to help me get Ksenia out, but he was limited as far as what he could do. I was fighting to get this wrong for the tension. I mean, you have to meet this. I've been in this game now.

But there's only a handful of people in that Biden administration that I have a lot of respect for. And one of them is Roger Carstens. He was an amazing man, trying everything to help me get Ksenia out, but he was limited as far as what he could do. I was fighting to get this wrong for the tension. I mean, you have to meet this. I've been in this game now.

I call it a game because I realized it's a political game for the US and Russia. It's just a game. It's someone's life. It's Ksenia's life, but it's really just a political game. And you have to meet 16. I think you have to meet 16 criterias on a list in order to be declared wrongfully detained. Now, I've done that in August.

I call it a game because I realized it's a political game for the US and Russia. It's just a game. It's someone's life. It's Ksenia's life, but it's really just a political game. And you have to meet 16. I think you have to meet 16 criterias on a list in order to be declared wrongfully detained. Now, I've done that in August.

I call it a game because I realized it's a political game for the US and Russia. It's just a game. It's someone's life. It's Ksenia's life, but it's really just a political game. And you have to meet 16. I think you have to meet 16 criterias on a list in order to be declared wrongfully detained. Now, I've done that in August.

By August, as soon as, by March, by April, I said, guys, what are we still waiting for? Like, Ksenia's clearly wrongfully detained. And I pointed out everything and they're like, yeah, I'm playing the games. And I said, look, there's no rush for any of this. Let's do this right. There will be no prison swap. Take your time, take your time, which upset me. And then,

By August, as soon as, by March, by April, I said, guys, what are we still waiting for? Like, Ksenia's clearly wrongfully detained. And I pointed out everything and they're like, yeah, I'm playing the games. And I said, look, there's no rush for any of this. Let's do this right. There will be no prison swap. Take your time, take your time, which upset me. And then,

By August, as soon as, by March, by April, I said, guys, what are we still waiting for? Like, Ksenia's clearly wrongfully detained. And I pointed out everything and they're like, yeah, I'm playing the games. And I said, look, there's no rush for any of this. Let's do this right. There will be no prison swap. Take your time, take your time, which upset me. And then,

there was the first prison swap and Cassandra wasn't included because she's not being declared wrongfully detained. I was very upset. Anyway, so I meet these criterias and I'm speaking with the State Department under the Biden administration. And I said, okay, we've met these criterias. Can we get Cassandra declared wrongfully detained?

there was the first prison swap and Cassandra wasn't included because she's not being declared wrongfully detained. I was very upset. Anyway, so I meet these criterias and I'm speaking with the State Department under the Biden administration. And I said, okay, we've met these criterias. Can we get Cassandra declared wrongfully detained?

there was the first prison swap and Cassandra wasn't included because she's not being declared wrongfully detained. I was very upset. Anyway, so I meet these criterias and I'm speaking with the State Department under the Biden administration. And I said, okay, we've met these criterias. Can we get Cassandra declared wrongfully detained?

Because there might be a next prison swap and I want to make sure Cassandra's on that list. No, Chris, don't rush, don't rush. There will be no swap, I can promise. They guaranteed me. They said, we guarantee you there will be no prison swap until maybe the elections. And I was like, I took a breather. I was like, okay, I guess I can't do much. Guess what? There was a prison swap on August 1st.

Because there might be a next prison swap and I want to make sure Cassandra's on that list. No, Chris, don't rush, don't rush. There will be no swap, I can promise. They guaranteed me. They said, we guarantee you there will be no prison swap until maybe the elections. And I was like, I took a breather. I was like, okay, I guess I can't do much. Guess what? There was a prison swap on August 1st.

Because there might be a next prison swap and I want to make sure Cassandra's on that list. No, Chris, don't rush, don't rush. There will be no swap, I can promise. They guaranteed me. They said, we guarantee you there will be no prison swap until maybe the elections. And I was like, I took a breather. I was like, okay, I guess I can't do much. Guess what? There was a prison swap on August 1st.

And I missed my opportunity because the Biden administration told me, no, Rice, we'll take this slowly. We want to make sure we do it right. Even though by April, May, I've had the criterias. And we missed an opportunity. Then I met the opportunity, the criteria. I met him. There's two people I want to thank.

And I missed my opportunity because the Biden administration told me, no, Rice, we'll take this slowly. We want to make sure we do it right. Even though by April, May, I've had the criterias. And we missed an opportunity. Then I met the opportunity, the criteria. I met him. There's two people I want to thank.

And I missed my opportunity because the Biden administration told me, no, Rice, we'll take this slowly. We want to make sure we do it right. Even though by April, May, I've had the criterias. And we missed an opportunity. Then I met the opportunity, the criteria. I met him. There's two people I want to thank.