In a letter Omar questions, "who are we as a nation if we respond to the threats of political retribution with retribution ourselves?" and argues that a severe sentence would not "rehabilitate him."

In a letter Omar questions, "who are we as a nation if we respond to the threats of political retribution with retribution ourselves?" and argues that a severe sentence would not "rehabilitate him." https://t.co/QA4fDJAM6f

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