Posted on 01/11/2017 8:34:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama is seriously considering a pardon for former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, according to a new report from NBC News.
Manning was convicted of violations of the Espionage Act and other charges in July 2013 after he stole nearly a million secret documents while working as an intelligence analyst, later giving them to WikiLeaks. The files detailed operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and revealed secret diplomatic cables, some of which were highly embarrassing to the US.
A Justice Department source told NBC News that Manning was on the president's "short list" for commutations. The 29-year-old is currently serving a 35-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth.
Edward Snowden, an ex-NSA contractor who leaked his own cache of files to journalists before fleeing to Moscow, tweeted in support of Manning on Wednesday, writing: "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."
Snowden is also seeking a presidential pardon, though some say he faces a much tougher battle.
For Manning, it's likely his last real shot at a pardon in the final days of Obama's presidency. Though a decision to pardon the soldier would likely not play well with some members of the military, many of whom view Manning with disdain.
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That will be his last official act. Bet on it.
I’m sure he’ll give Manning a pardon if Manning agrees to use the opposite bathroom.
Don't do the crime if ...
The president is holding up the investigation over 4 years to punish him without findings. This guy has done more to open up our political process than anyone I can think of. Is that the “crime” to which you refer?
Do you find it discomforting that you are on Obama’s side in this issue?
If no crime why is he hiding behind Equador's skirt.
Do you find it discomforting that you are on Obama’s side in this issue?
A little but I'm heartened that I'm joined by almost every military and intelligence official and probably 95% of conservatives.
Regardless of what anyone else thinks I believe he's a narcissistic punk who endangered the lives of good people just to make himself feel important.
Please focus. The US will extradite him because Obama has a hard on for him. Obama has held up the investigation for over 4 years to keep the guy in that building.
“Probably” you need to do some research.
Funny how you keep trying to make this about Obama while ignoring the overwhelming number of national security professionals who hold him in contempt. Deservedly.
Now that Obama's leaving office do you think he'll have the balls to slink out of the embassy? I mean, what else could he have to worry about?
He will “slink out” of the embassy wen the US appreciates how he revealed the lies about what our politicians do to retain power.
Trump is held in contempt by many of our “security professionals.” Witness the constant leaks. Does that mean we should lock him in an Embassy?
I don’t know what Trump will do.
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