US attempts to negotiate prisoner swap Brittney Griner is set to appear in court

The Russian trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner will continue Tuesday as US officials attempt to negotiate a prisoner swap for her release.The scheduled appearance in a courtroom near Moscow will mark Griner's seventh hearing as Russian prosecutors accuse her of trying to smuggle less than one gram of cannabis oil in her luggage while traveling through a Moscow airport in February.During the trial, Griner has testified that she has a doctor's prescription for medical cannabis and had no intention of bringing the drug into Russia. 

Following her detention in February, she was tested for drugs and was clean, her lawyers previously said.Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury and is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, plays in Russia during the WNBA offseason. 

US officials have designated her arrest as a wrongful detention and are facing immense pressure from Griner's family, lawmakers and the professional basketball community to bring Griner home. Griner herself wrote a letter to President Joe Biden pleading with him to do everything in his power to facilitate her release.

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