Chelsea Manning Released But May Head Back To Jail
A court held the trans whistleblower in contempt two months ago for refusing to testify about WikiLeaks.
May 10 2019 8:51 AM
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The latest coverage on Chelsea Manning, the transgender woman at the center of the WikiLeaks case. Born as Bradley Manning, Chelsea Manning came out about her trans identity after the 2013 trial surrounding her involvement with WikiLeaks, a nonprofit website founded by Julian Assange that published history's largest leak of information from the U.S. government, provided by Manning. Chelsea Manning was convicted of violations of the Espionage Act, dishonorably discharged, and sentenced to 35 years of confinement. She remains a controversial figure, with some viewing her as a whistleblower and hero, while others perceive her act as traiterous.
A court held the trans whistleblower in contempt two months ago for refusing to testify about WikiLeaks.
Manning was ordered to jail today for refusing to testify in secret to a grand jury regarding WikiLeaks.
They entered her empty apartment due to concerns about Manning's welfare, but she calls the action a sign of a "police state."
The messages sent a wave of concern for her safety through Twitter.
The controversial leaker of military documents spoke to The Advocate about running for Senate, what she would say to Obama, and her controversial decision to attend an alt-right gathering.
It's our duty to defend Chelsea Manning from online bigots, but our obligation to her ends there, writes Amanda Kerri.
One trans woman to another: Your bid for the U.S. Senate is doomed to fail, even if you win.
The transgender whistleblower's political campaign has sparked strong reactions on both sides of the political spectrum.
The trans whisteblower was offered a fellowship at Harvard before a conservative outcry helped yank it away. It wasn't the right job for her to begin with, writes former service member Amanda Kerri.
Mike Pompeo loudly objected to the transgender leaker's fellowship at the Ivy League university.
Obama actually commuted Manning's sentence, but Trump made the inaccurate statement in defending his pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The ACLU invited Chelsea Manning to join its float as it made way through New York City.
The transgender whistleblower gave her first post-prison television interview on ABC News.
No more sketches! The transgender whistleblower unveiled a glowing new photograph of herself after her release from military prison.
The transgender soldier was released from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas Wednesday morning.
Arrested for espionage in 2010, Chelsea Manning is finally being released after serving time in a male prison.
The president calls Manning an "ungrateful traitor" for her critique of Barack Obama, just minutes after those words appeared on Fox News.
In his final presidential press conference, he touted LGBT advances but didn't take all the credit.
Manning will be released in May, White House officials announced.
Assange has been in self-imposed exile at an embassy in London for more than four years, to avoid extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges. He could face espionage charges in the U.S.