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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 67 

Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen 

who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JUNE 24, 2021 

Reported by Mr. MENENDEZ, without amendment 

JULY 22, 2021 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United 

States citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison. 

Whereas United States citizen Trevor Reed is a resident of 

Granbury, Texas, and a United States Marine Corps veteran; 

Whereas Trevor Reed traveled to Moscow, Russia to visit his 

girlfriend on May 16, 2019; 

Whereas Moscow City Police detained Trevor Reed on August 

16, 2019; 


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Whereas Trevor Reed was accused of endangering the lives 

of the police officers by grabbing the arm of the police 

officer driving the vehicle and elbowing another officer 

while enroute to the police station, causing the vehicle to 

swerve; 

Whereas Trevor Reed was not given food or water until approximately 72 hours after his initial arrest; 

Whereas Trevor Reed was not given a medical evaluation of 

his injuries until 10 days following his arrest; 

Whereas the defense team representing Trevor Reed— 

(1) presented video evidence to the courts that disproved the statements by the police officers about supposed endangerment and wrongdoing; and 

(2) was denied access to additional video evidence 

from inside the police vehicle and police station that had 

the potential to prove Trevor Reed was innocent; 

Whereas the police officers claimed emotional and physical 

damages, but they did not sustain any visible injuries or 

claim any time missed from work; 

Whereas the Constitutional Supreme Court of the Russian 

Federation and the Second Court of Cassation of General 

Jurisdiction concurred that Russian procedural law was 

violated in the way that Trevor Reed’s bail was revoked; 

Whereas the United States Embassy in Moscow has filed 

complaints with the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding 

denial of communications with Trevor Reed; 

Whereas during the trial, the defense counsel representing 

Trevor Reed presented 59 minutes of traffic camera video 

from 4 traffic cameras that showed the police car— 

(1) did not change direction or leave its lane; 

(2) did not swerve; and 


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(3) did not stop or slow down; 

Whereas the Investigative Bureau and Golovinsky District 

Court Judge Dimitry Arnout denied a request by Trevor 

Reed to investigate how his injuries occurred; 

Whereas, on July 30, 2020, Judge Arnout read a verdict that 

dismissed all defense evidence, witnesses, and government 

experts and only considered select excerpts of the statements by the police officers; 

Whereas the judge sentenced Trevor Reed to 9 years in a 

prison camp even though— 

(1) no person had previously been sentenced to more 

than 8 years in prison for similar crimes; and 

(2) lesser sentences have been given to individuals 

who used weapons to inflict life threatening injuries to 

police officers; 

Whereas the judge also ordered Trevor Reed to pay 100,000 

rubles to each police officer for moral and physical injuries; 

Whereas Trevor Reed had already been detained in Russia 

for 1 year at the time of the verdict by the judge; 

Whereas, after Trevor Reed was sentenced, the United States 

Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, stated that— 

(1) the case by the prosecution and the evidence presented against Trevor Reed were ‘‘so preposterous that 

they provoked laughter in the courtroom’’; 

(2) the conviction and sentence were ‘‘ridiculous’’; 

and 

(3) ‘‘justice was not even considered’’; 

Whereas upon appeal to the Moscow City Court, the 

Golovinsky District Court failed to provide Trevor Reed 


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with translated copies of the decision by the court and 

trial transcripts as required by law; and 

Whereas Judge Arnout refused to correct corrupted transcripts even after being provided third-party certified corrections and ordered to do so by the appeals court: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) calls on the Government of the Russian 

3 Federation immediately release Trevor Reed and all 

4 other prisoners arrested for political motivations; 

5 (2) condemns the practice of politically moti6 vated imprisonment in the Russian Federation, 

7 which violates the commitments of the Russian Fed8 eration to international obligations with respect to 

9 human rights and the rule of law; 

10 (3) urges the United States Government, in all 

11 interactions with the Government of the Russian 

12 Federation, to raise the case of Trevor Reed and to 

13 press for his release; 

14 (4) expresses support for Trevor Reed, Paul 

15 Whelan, and all prisoners unjustly imprisoned in the 

16 Russian Federation; 

17 (5) urges the Government of the Russian Fed18 eration provide unrestricted consular access to 

19 Trevor Reed while he remains in detention; 


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1 (6) until the release of Trevor Reed, calls on 

2 the Government of the Russian Federation to— 

3 (A) provide Trevor Reed any necessary 

4 medical treatment and personal protective 

5 equipment; 

6 (B) notify the United States Ambassador 

7 to Russia of any medical problems or com8 plaints that arise during his detention; and 

9 (C) provide the United States Embassy in 

10 Moscow with full access to all of the medical 

11 records of Trevor Reed; 

12 (7) urges the Government of the Russian Fed13 eration to respect universally recognized human 

14 rights of Trevor Reed; and 

15 (8) expresses support to the family of Trevor 

16 Reed and a commitment to bringing Trevor Reed 

17 home. 

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