Trump's Defense of Kim in US Student's Death Riles Some Lawmakers

U.S. lawmakers expressed anger Thursday about President Donald Trump's defense of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who claimed he knew nothing about the alleged torture of a jailed U.S. college student who later died. Otto Warmbier, charged with stealing a propaganda poster during an organized tour, was sentenced to 15 years at hard labor in North Korea in March 2016.  Freed 15 months later, Warmbier, in a comatose state, died shortly after he was brought back to the...

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