Bradley ‘Chelsea’ Manning Released From Prison
By Townhall. Chelsea Manning, formerly Bradley Manning, the former U.S. Army soldier who was court martialed for leaking government secrets to WikiLeaks, has been released from prison after 62 days following the expiration of the grand jury’s term. Glenn Greenwald, the former Guardian journalist who broke the similar Edward Snowden bombshell back in 2013, shared the news on Twitter.
Chelsea Manning has been released from prison after spending 63 days there for refusing to comply with a subpoena in the WikiLeaks criminal case. She was released because the subpoena expired, so could return to prison shortly if she rejects the new one https://t.co/B7BNLr5x53
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 10, 2019
Manning was behind bars for refusing to testify about those WikiLeaks connections, but had previously admitted to leaking more than 725,000 classified documents to the organization, including military documents. [His] attorneys revealed what comes next. (Read more from “Bradley ‘Chelsea’ Manning Released From Prison” HERE)
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Chelsea Manning Released From Jail After Refusing to Testify to Grand Jury
By The Hill. Manning’s attorneys said that while [he] was being released, [he] had been served with another subpoena to testify before a different grand jury or face more jail time.
“Today marked the expiration of the term of the grand jury, and so, after 62 days of confinement, Chelsea was released from the Alexandria Detention Center earlier today,” her lawyers said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, even prior to [his] release, Chelsea was served with another subpoena. This means [he] is expected to appear before a different grand jury, on Thursday, May 16, 2019, just one week from [his] release today.”
The lawyers said it was “conceivable” that Manning would again be held in contempt of court and return to the jail in Alexandria, Va., as soon as next week.
“Chelsea will continue to refuse to answer questions, and will use every available legal defense to prove to District Judge Trenga that [he] has just cause for her refusal to give testimony,” the lawyers said. (Read more from “Chelsea Manning Released From Jail After Refusing to Testify to Grand Jury” HERE)
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