Sunday, January 14, 2018

Chelsea Manning files for U.S. Senate race

Chelsea Manning, who figured in one of the highest-profile U.S. courts-martial in years, has filed papers to run in the Democratic primary against Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D.-MD) later this year, The New York Times reports. Manning's 25-year sentence for leaking classified information was commuted after nearly seven years by President Barack Obama a few days before he left office. According to this Newsweek article, Manning's conviction is not disqualifying. 

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