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Former NFL star and current WFAN radio host Boomer Esiason was among those who ripped the U.S. government for arranging a prisoner swap exchanging Brittney Griner<\/a> for a Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Griner was arrested and sentenced to prison for drug smuggling after she brought less than one gram of CBD oil into Russia<\/a> in February. However, after a call to action by many to get Griner home, the White House finally announced that it had made the one-for-one prisoner swap with Griner and Bout, who is nicknamed the “Merchant of Death.”<\/p>\n

While Esiason liked that Griner was released from Russian custody, he didn\u2019t like how dangerous of a prisoner they gave up in the process.<\/p>\n

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There is also the fact that Marine veteran Paul Whelan, who is also in Russian custody, was left behind by President Joe Biden in this swap, something Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons<\/a> and many others pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m telling you, more people feel that way than don\u2019t,” Esiason said on the “Boomer & Gio” show Thursday morning. “I can tell you that right now. I know that we\u2019re all happy that Brittney\u2019s home, like we said earlier on. But when you think about the magnitude of what we traded to get back a WNBA professional athlete, and left a Marine sitting there, whose family has been trying for years to get him out of there with nothing, nothing from the U.S. government.”<\/p>\n

In fact, Esiason is convinced that Russia used Griner as a way to get Bout out of prison in the U.S.<\/p>\n

WHO IS VIKTOR BOUT, RUSSIA’S \u2018MERCHANT OF DEATH\u2019 FREED IN PRISONER SWAP FOR BRITTNEY GRINER?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s not an even swap. It\u2019s not,” he argued. “We all know what happened to Brittney should have never happened.<\/p>\n

“We look so pathetic. And listening to our president talk about this is such a pathetic feeling. I want to be happy, but I can\u2019t be.<\/p>\n

“You got a guy who had a 25-year sentence, accused by the UN of getting involved in civil wars in Africa and killing millions of people, and you traded him for a WNBA superstar? Okay.”<\/p>\n

Esiason\u2019s co-host, Gregg Gionnatti, added, “You just gave up the Merchant of Death, for Chrissakes. You couldn\u2019t get back two people?”<\/p>\n

U.S. and Russian officials have expressed optimism in recent weeks about a potential deal for Griner. A top Russian official said last week that a deal was possible before year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

President Biden<\/a>\u00a0tweeted about Griner\u2019s release. He was seen in pictures with Vice President Kamala Harris and Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner.<\/p>\n

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“Moments ago, I spoke to Brittney Griner,” the tweet read. “She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home.”<\/p>\n

The swap for Bout was floated back in May. Bout was in the middle of a 25-year sentence in federal prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to kill Americans relating to the support of a Colombian terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

The “Merchant of Death” moniker came from his notoriety for running a fleet of aging Soviet-era cargo planes to conflict-ridden hotspots in Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whelan has been jailed on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government have said are baseless.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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