President Obama commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, an Army private convicted in 2013 of taking troves of secret diplomatic and military documents and disclosing them to WikiLeaks. A former U.S. official familiar with the administration’s thinking said that Obama believed Manning had served enough time and the 35-year-sentence was excessive. Ward said that Manning’s sentence exceeds even international legal norms. Those “entrusted with highly sensitive classified information . It allows General Cartwright to continue his life’s work -- to serve, protect and defend the nation he loves.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2017 21:41 UTC