Last week, Wikileaks posted on Twitter that if President Obama granted Chelsea Manning clemency, its founder, Julian Assange would agree to be extradited to the U.S. Wikileaks, however, tweeted, “VICTORY: Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence from 35 years to 7. Release date now May 17.”VICTORY: Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence from 35 years to 7. Background: https://t.co/HndsbVbRer — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 17, 2017In a statement, Assange called Manning "a hero, whose bravery should be applauded." Another Assange lawyer, Melinda Taylor, suggested he wouldn't go back on his word.

Source: Fox News January 18, 2017 05:30 UTC