President Obama's decision Tuesday to cut the sentence of convicted intelligence leaker Chelsea Manning could significantly strengthen WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's legal case, a former top prosecutor told Fox News. WikiLeaks' first tweet after the commutation called it a "VICTORY" -- but did not say what Assange might do next. VICTORY: Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence from 35 years to 7. Manning is more than six years into a 35-year sentence for leaking classified government and military documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. She was known as Bradley Manning at the time of her 2010 arrest and attempted suicide twice last year.

Source: Fox News January 17, 2017 21:54 UTC