Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin abruptly revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and his co-conspirators, and he relieved the overseer in charge after years of effort to reach an agreement to bring the cases to a close.
How Russia swap happened: Secret talks, a hitman and Biden's fateful call
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... The White House had worked desperately " and largely out of public view " to free Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporter Alsu Kurmasheva and U.S. green card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kurmasheva is a Prague-based editor on the Tatar-Bashkir Service of VOA sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
This meant high-level talks with Russia at a time when East-West relations are in open conflict over the Ukraine war.
But it also meant, say U.S. officials, leaning hard on European allies reluctant to give in to Moscow's demands for getting back a string of Russian citizens imprisoned in the West for serious crimes.
In the end, Biden secured the key piece of the puzzle on July 21 -- the very day that the 81-year-old Democrat stunned the world by announcing that he would no longer stand in November's election. ...
So... while Pres Biden had on his mind the upcoming announcement that he would step down, this hostage release negotiations were also occurring?
So... while Pres Biden had on his mind the upcoming announcement that he would step down, this hostage release negotiations were also occurring?
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He didn't know about the hostages, just like he didn't know about this plea deal.
I got hammered for not agreeing with the ridiculous theory that Joe timed his announcement after the RNC as a brilliant strategic move to force Trump to make a bad VP decision with Vance.
That's silly.
My take is something happened to Biden in Vegas, the wheeled him home
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Same week Pelosi said "we can do this the easy way or the hard way".
As evidence, Pelosi on a talk show kept saying "It's Bidens choice to make". Even though he had clearly come out and said he was running and not dropping out.
The attitude that he was the ONLY candidate who could save democracy projected a lack of confidence in VP Harris. Fortunately for her he has flipped that script.
Strange that the campaign has dropped the whole "save democracy" talk. Fortunately for him she has flipped the script.
I will say since he's dropped out, he has zoned out, that is a burden on Harris eventually she has to 25th amendment him its getting so bad.
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