The one-time White House official said the former president never discussed the ex-marine, despite Whelan being in custody for two years of Trump's presidency.
was serving 25 years in U.S. custody after being convicted in 2011 of numerous charges, including conspiring to kill American citizens and trafficking weapons.
Trump wrote on Truth Social:"I wouldn't have made the deal for a hundred people in exchange for someone that has killed untold numbers of people with his arms deals. I would have gotten Paul out, however, just as I did with a"The deal for Griner is crazy and bad. The taking wouldn't have even happened during my Administration, but if it did, I would have gotten her out, fast!", Hill said that political arguing about the release of U.S.
"We have to be mindful of the fact that, when governments do this, they're doing it for trading purposes, but they're also doing it to mess about in our politics," Hill said. "And we're falling every single time for this—the more that we fight with each other, the more that we play into their hands. And we also risk other Americans being taken, because it's a way of influencing our domestic politics."
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