
The lawyer for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said Monday he was “confident” the U.S. and Russia will work out a deal to swap his client for WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan and that it would be a fair trade.
Steve Zissou, Bout’s New York-based lawyer attorney also does not appreciate the nickname his client has been carrying around for years: “Merchant of Death.”