'We must ask: who are we as a nation if we respond to threats of political retribution with retribution ourselves,' Rep. Ilhan Omar wrote. 'The answer to hate is not more hate, it is compassion.'
Rep. Ilhan Omar has a request for the judge deciding the punishment of a man who threatened to kill her:"Show compassion in your sentencing."
The Minnesota Democrat on Tuesday called for restraint in the upcoming judgment of Patrick W. Carlineo Jr., 55, of Addison, New York, who sent her a death threat because of her Muslim faith, according to a criminal complaint and accompanying affidavit."We must teach the defendant love," Omar wrote in a letter to New York federal Judge Frank Geraci that she tweeted on Tuesday.
— Rep. Ilhan Omar November 19, 2019 During a call to Omar's office in March, an individual who identified himself as Pat Carlineo said to a staff member:"Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood? Why are you working for her, she's a terrorist. I'll put a bullet in her skull," according to the affidavit. Omar's office referred the threat to the US Capitol Police, which began an investigation with the FBI.
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New York man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan OmarPatrick W. Carlineo, Jr., 55, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced. He allegedly called in threats to Omar's office.
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