“I should have left them in jail!” President Donald Trump tweeted in reference to the UCLA basketball players arrested in November for shoplifting in China. According to a new report from ESPN’s Arash Markazi, though, Trump’s involvement didn’t come until the players had already resolved the case and made plans to return to Los Angeles.
Three Bruins freshmen—LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill—were arrested on Nov. 7 for shoplifting sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store the day before. They surrendered their passports and were allowed to return to the team hotel after paying bail.