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Will Obama Pardon Bradley Manning?
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» United States
Settled on 07/31/2014 05:45 Settled by
Kentoine Johnson
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The Army private convicted of espionage and theft for leaking more than 700,000 classified U.S. government documents and videos to WikiLeaks has formally submitted a pardon request to President Obama, a reporter for The Guardian tweeted Tuesday.
Bradley Manning was sentenced in August to 35 years in prison, and revealed his new identity as a female named "Chelsea" shortly after.
Manning’s attorney, David Coombs, said at the sentencing he would seek a presidential pardon for his client. He said it would contain a personal appeal from Manning to Obama.
He must serve at least 11 to 12 years, and has already served more than three. The earliest he could be released is 2021, with parole.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320055-manning-submits-presidential-pardon
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