By Madeline Coleman Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly acknowledged an offer of some sort was made for the release of the WNBA star and Paul Whelan. The U.S. has made a prisoner exchange offer to Russia for WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American, according to CNN. Viktor Bout, who is a convicted Russian arms dealer, is reportedly part of the possible exchange deal as well as American Paul Whelan, who is being held by the Russian government. President Joe Biden does support the swap of Griner and Bout for Whelan, who has been held since 2018 over espionage allegations, reportedl…