Sheila Jackson Lee tweeted the following:
"The most crucial point for her case is that the United States continues to push diplomatic channels for a swap for both Brittney Griner and Paul Whalen and that this goal is unceasing whether there is an appeal or not."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Sheila Jackson Lee:
"The focus must be on their release with all the power of the United States government and the necessary movement to bring her home. Let the appeal go forward that is simply a necessary process,"Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"but it has nothing to do with the urgent expedited moving forward of the diplomatic swap. Bring her home now. Release Brittney Griner and Paul Whalen immediately!"Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"Yesterday, the lawyers for Brittney Griner decided to appeal her case as is her right to do. An appeal is a necessary protocol in the Russian legal system, which is a very challenged system."Read on Twitter
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