Congressional Leadership Statement on Conviction of American Journalist Evan Gershkovich
July 19, 2024
July 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement:
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Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries issued the following statement:
"For 478 days, Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention in Russia has demonstrated the cruelty of Vladimir Putin's thuggish rule.
"Evan's unjust sentence in a sham trial is a further reminder that attacks on the free press, hos . . .
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Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries issued the following statement:
"For 478 days, Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention in Russia has demonstrated the cruelty of Vladimir Putin's thuggish rule.
"Evan's unjust sentence in a sham trial is a further reminder that attacks on the free press, hos . . .