In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tupper, Reid seemed to be aiming for group of Republican House of Representatives members, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, who he said slowed down the passage of resolution last year call for his release. “I’m going to go for every one of their campaigns and thank them personally for this,” he said.
“How do you justify it? I’m embarrassed that anyone who represent the United States, vote against anything like that. I sure that the Russians liked it. I sure that they are all big fans of all of these congressmen who did it,” Reed continued. “For me, this is completely unacceptable. it’s awkward. And I’d rather not see it ever happen again to any other Americans, because I promise that I will be on every campaign that that person runs for rest of their lives to tell everyone they did it.”
Green office did not immediately respond to a CNN inquiry for comment.
Rida’s father, Joey, expressed his disappointment with Green, as well as “her henchmen and small group of idiots.”
“We haven’t heard from the Marine Corps. Not a single member of the Marine Corps. No Marine groups,” he told Tupper.
The Marines didn’t turn to the substance of Complaint by Joey Reid, but she told CNN in statement: “Trevor Reed served his country with honor as a Marine and we thank him for his service. We’re glad he’s back. home safe and wish him and him family in best when they reunite.”
Reid was sentenced to nine years in prison in July 2020 after indictment of threat to life and health of Russian policemen in old quarrel year. He and his family denied the allegations against his. Reid was eventually returned to the US as part of of a prisoner change in exchange for Konstantin Yaroshenko, Russian smuggler, convicted of conspiracy to import cocaine. The US commuted his sentence.
“We need do absolutely everything we can as Americans to advocate for these americans who illegal overseas and we do our best possible to get them out”, Reid told CNN.
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