Trump claims he turned down prisoner swap for Michigan's Whelan

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had turned down a proposed one-to-one prisoner swap with Russia that would have brought Michigan's Paul Whelan home. This was was news to Whelan's family, who told The Detroit News on Monday they had not known about the proposal. Paul's sister, Elizabeth Whelan, told The News that Trump's statement was "a rather stunning admission." Trump also claimed on the social media platform Truth Social that "I would have gotten Paul out." Whelan was arrested in late 2018, halfway into Trump's term. Whelan is still imprisoned in Rus...