Griner’s family called on US President Joe Biden to step up efforts to secure the WNBA star’s release. “I would like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law,” Griner said, speaking in English, which was then translated into Russian for the court. “I would like to give my testimony later. I need time to prepare,” he added. Griner, a star player with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vapor containers of cannabis oil were allegedly found in her luggage. Russian news agencies are citing Griner as acting involuntarily because she was packing in a hurry. The trial of the 31-year-old two-time Olympic gold medalist began last week.
