Marc Fogel’s Mom Says Biden Admin ‘Didn’t Push Hard’ for Son’s Release, Praises Trump’s Actions

“Sometimes, there’s nowhere to go except on your knees,” said Malphine Fogel. “We just prayed on regular intervals. We just put our faith in God — we really did. And it worked.”

The world is celebrating after Marc Fogel’s years-long detention in the Russian prison system came to a close this week, with President Donald Trump securing his release.

No one is more elated over the freeing of Marc Fogel, 63, than his mother, 95-year-old Malphine Fogel, who has intensely advocated for her son’s release.

Marc Fogel, an American teacher who taught history in Moscow, was serving a 14-year sentence after being found in possession of prescribed medicinal marijuana — a harsh rebuke that stunned his family.

Malphine Fogel told CBN News Thursday her faith in God sustained her throughout the horrific ordeal, especially as uncertainty abounded.

“Sometimes, there’s nowhere to go except on your knees,” she said. “We just prayed on regular intervals. We just put our faith in God — we really did. And it worked.”

Malphine Fogel reflected on the “shock” she experienced when her son was initially arrested nearly four years ago. Despite Russia’s troubling history, she said she still found the entire ordeal “outlandish” and surprising.

“It seemed that it would just blow over,” she said. “I never expected that it would go as far as it did. I just thought they would check all the facts and know that he was not a drug dealer with six or seven grams of marijuana, but they didn’t see it that way, I guess.”

Adding to the complexity was the fact that no one reached out to Malphine Fogel or her family to explain the situation or where the situation might go, leaving them in a limbo of sorts.

Read the rest of the story on CBN News’ Faithwire.