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August 27, 2021

Ilhan Omar Calls on Biden to Pardon Drone Warfare Whistleblower Daniel Hale
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Congressmember Ilhan Omar is calling on President Biden to pardon
whistleblower Daniel Hale, a former member of the U.S. Air Force
sentenced in July to 45 months in prison for leaking classified
information exposing the U.S. drone and targeted assassination program.
Hale pleaded guilty in March to one count of violating the World War
I-era Espionage Act. In a letter to Biden, Omar writes, "The legal
question of Mr. Hale's guilt is settled, but the moral question remains
open. I strongly believe that a full pardon, or at least a commutation
of his sentence, is warranted." 


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