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White House would consider Manning pardon request
The Hill ^

Posted on 08/21/2013 12:49:51 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

White House would consider Manning pardon request By Justin Sink - 08/21/13 03:16 PM ET

The White House said Wednesday that it would consider a clemency petition for Bradley Manning "like any other application" after the Army private was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking a cache of documents to WikiLeaks.

"There's a process for pardon applications or clemency applications, I believe they're called," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "And I'm not going to get ahead of that process. If there is an application that's filed by Mr. Manning or his attorneys, that application will be considered in that process like any other application."

Manning's attorney said shortly after his sentencing that he would ask the White House for a pardon. He added that even if the president did not do so, Obama should commute Manning's sentence to time already served.

"What's at stake here is how do we as a public want to be informed about what our government does," attorney David Coombs said, according to The Wrap.

Manning will be up for parole after serving a third of his sentence. With time served, he could be considered eligible in less than a decade. His conviction on five counts of espionage and five counts of theft carried a maximum sentence of 136 years in federal prison.

Before his sentencing, Manning publicly apologized for having leaked the more than 700,00 pages of classified information.

"I am sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry I hurt the United States," he told the court. "I understood what I was doing was wrong, but I didn't appreciate the broader effects of my actions."

Earlier Wednesday, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said Manning received a "light sentence" for having "put the lives of our troops and allies in danger."

"Given the vast damage he did to our national security and the need to send a strong signal to others who may be tempted to disclose classified information, this is a dangerous conclusion,” McKeon said in a statement.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assange; benghazi; bradleymanning; democrat; democrats; diversity; fastandfurious; impeachnow; irs; manning; obama; paultardation; randsconcerntrolls; waronterror; wikileaks
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To: Sub-Driver; Revolting cat!; GeronL

January 19th, 2015.


21 posted on 08/21/2013 1:02:21 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Sub-Driver

Of course he would, they are both angry little dweebs.


22 posted on 08/21/2013 1:02:59 PM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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To: Sub-Driver

Perhaps Barry could provide Bradley with a little private counsel.


23 posted on 08/21/2013 1:03:04 PM PDT by Third Person (Welcome to Gaymerica.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Concur......


24 posted on 08/21/2013 1:03:14 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

WHY WOULD they even raise such an issue before the ink is dry on the sentence?


This a little kibble for the rabid Dem base who idolize Manning.


25 posted on 08/21/2013 1:04:41 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Sub-Driver; flaglady47; mickie
There could very well have been some deal cut behind the scenes to account for such immediate arrogancy on the part of this convicted little dormouse (er, dor-rat) and his mouthpiece.

Did Manning stumble on something incriminating to the Red Queen Obama while adventuring at such great length through his internet Wonderland?

Leni

26 posted on 08/21/2013 1:06:34 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Sub-Driver

WTF!?

Does he or someone interested in him have something really hot they could release?

If there is something powerful enough to really hurt the regime they would pardon Manning to keep it hidden...IMO


27 posted on 08/21/2013 1:06:42 PM PDT by Bobalu (It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Along with Jesse Jackson Jr and his missus..no doubt..


28 posted on 08/21/2013 1:08:28 PM PDT by ken5050 (CRUZ MISSILE! Ted 2016...a non-Canadian aimed directly at the Democrat party)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Arrogance.


29 posted on 08/21/2013 1:08:39 PM PDT by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

There you go...


30 posted on 08/21/2013 1:09:40 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (This post coming to you today, from behind the Camelskin Curtain. Not the Iron or Bamboo Curtain...)
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To: Sub-Driver

Fear not. He may be gay but he caused grief for the Won. There is no danger of a pardon. Until Obama’s term is almost up.


31 posted on 08/21/2013 1:12:06 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: EQAndyBuzz

” Manning’s gay... Figure it out yet?”

Sure did.


32 posted on 08/21/2013 1:13:07 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: grania

Snowden is straight and Manning is both gay and transgender. Make sense now?


33 posted on 08/21/2013 1:13:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: grania
Pardon Manning and declare that Snowden’s a traitor? That’s weird.

Well... Snowden's not a homo.

34 posted on 08/21/2013 1:13:52 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Bingo! “Birds of a (pink) feather, stick together”.


35 posted on 08/21/2013 1:13:54 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: Sub-Driver
Laws are only suggestions. Apparently there are no consequences for espionage, immigration infractions, aiding the enemy, gun running, treason...

That is if you are a member of a protected class. Otherwise things like self defense are criminal acts.

36 posted on 08/21/2013 1:15:48 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: Sub-Driver
An impish fag who joined the military then bitched about it. I wonder who put him up to that in the first place? State Dept? NWO? Guaranteed pardon now? Yep and yep! Gay military agenda forwarded! Next?


37 posted on 08/21/2013 1:16:41 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: Sub-Driver
White House would consider Manning pardon request

No, they shouldn't.

38 posted on 08/21/2013 1:17:36 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos...)
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To: Sub-Driver

Never happen for both political and national security reasons - he might get lucky with parole after 10.


39 posted on 08/21/2013 1:18:59 PM PDT by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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To: Sub-Driver

Did the white house volunteer that or was it in response to a question. It makes a difference.

If it was volunteered, then it’s an invite.

If it was in response to a question, prefaced by the fact that the attorney intends to file a pardon request, then it’s a routine dismissal of “There’s a process for that”, which means nothing.


40 posted on 08/21/2013 1:19:45 PM PDT by DannyTN
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