Mr. President, if you grant only one act of clemency as you exit the White House, please: free Chelsea Manning. You alone can save her life.— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) January 11, 2017
NBC: Army Leaker Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'Short List' for Commutation
President Obama has put Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified material, on his short list for a possible commutation, a Justice Department source told NBC News.
A decision could come as soon as Wednesday for Manning, who has tried to commit suicide twice this year and went on a hunger strike in a bid for gender reassignment surgery.
"I have more hope right now than I have the entire time since she was sentenced,"
Manning's aunt, Deborah Manning, told NBC News.
"I do think it's the last hope for a while."
Manning — then known as Bradley — was locked up in 2010 after swiping 700,000 military files and diplomatic cables and giving them to Wikileaks.
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Update #1: Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'shortlist' for commutation: report (The Hill)
Update #2: Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'shortlist' to commute prison sentence – report (The Guardian)
WNU Editor: Chelsea Manning is in jail because he leaked 700,000 military files and diplomatic cables to Wikileaks .... who are now being accused of being stooges for Russian intelligence. I do not know if President Obama will pardon Chelsea Manning .... but the irony of it all if he does will leave me speechless.
"I do think it's the last hope for a while."
Manning — then known as Bradley — was locked up in 2010 after swiping 700,000 military files and diplomatic cables and giving them to Wikileaks.
Read more ....
Update #1: Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'shortlist' for commutation: report (The Hill)
Update #2: Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'shortlist' to commute prison sentence – report (The Guardian)
WNU Editor: Chelsea Manning is in jail because he leaked 700,000 military files and diplomatic cables to Wikileaks .... who are now being accused of being stooges for Russian intelligence. I do not know if President Obama will pardon Chelsea Manning .... but the irony of it all if he does will leave me speechless.
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