Justin Sullivan
New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker was among 130 people who wrote letters of support for Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled founder of disgraced blood testing company, Theranos.
Lawyers for Holmes, who is pregnant with her second child, submitted the letters in an attempt to help her avoid jail time when she is sentenced next week.
“I write to advocate for a fair and just sentence for Elizabeth Holmes,” Booker said in his letter, which was submitted to the court on Thursday night, “As author Bryan Stephenson has said, each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve done. I firmly believe in the possibility of rehabilitation and in the power of redemption for anyone. And I believe that Ms. Holmes has within her a sincere desire to help others, to be of meaningful service, and possesses the capacity to redeem herself.”