Brittney Griner 'decided to take full responsibility for her actions' with guilty plea, legal team says

Rev. Al Sharpton called on the Biden White House to help arrange a clergy visit for him to see Brittney Griner, during MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ Wednesday.

Brittney Griner’s Russian legal team said Thursday that the WNBA superstar "decided to take full responsibility for her actions" when she pleaded guilty to a drug charge in a court in Moscow and hoped the sentence won’t be severe.

Griner was arrested in February for allegedly bringing vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis through a Moscow airport. 

She has been held in jail since. She faces a 10-year sentence.

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Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner shoots during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

"Today BG pleaded guilty. It was her decision informed by discussion with her legal defense team in Russia," her legal team said. "Brittney sets an example of being brave. She decided to take full responsibility for her actions as she knows that she is a role model for many people.

"Considering the nature of her case, the insignificant amount of the substance and BG’s personality and history of positive contributions to global and Russian sport, the defense hopes that the plea will be considered by the court as a mitigating factor and there will be no severe sentence."

Griner’s agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, also praised the WNBA superstar’s bravery.

"Brittney Griner was a model of courage today," Kagawa Colas said. "BG’s service as an Olympian and global sport ambassador, caring for those most in need, has always distinguished her; but BG is also a human being whose family misses her. She deserves our compassion,