This is a historic verdict Ffxiv Gil says Elizabeth Goitein,co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at theBrennan Centre for Justice at New York University Law School.Manning is one of very few people ever charged under the EspionageAct prosecutions for leaks to the media. The only other person whowas convicted after trial was pardoned. Despite the lack of anyevidence that he intended any harm to the United States, Manningfaces decades in prison. That's a very scary precedent.
The aiding the enemy charge carried a possible life sentence.But even with that out of the way, Manning still faces a maximumsentence of more than 100 years for the guilty verdicts on othercharges.
Shortly before his trial began in June, Manning pleaded guiltyto some of the lesser charges against him -- 10 of 22 charges --saying he took full responsibility for providing thesecret-spilling site WikiLeaks with a trove of classified andsensitive military and government documents and video. Manning, 25,said in a lengthy statement read to the court that WikiLeaks didnot encourage him to provide the organisation with information, andthat he approached the organisation after first attempting to takewhat he believed, and still believe[s]… are some of the mostsignificant documents of our time to The WashingtonPost, The New York Times and Politico.
The aiding the enemy charge carried a possible life sentence.But even with that out of the way, Manning still faces a maximumsentence of more than 100 years for the guilty verdicts on othercharges.
Shortly before his trial began in June, Manning pleaded guiltyto some of the lesser charges against him -- 10 of 22 charges --saying he took full responsibility for providing thesecret-spilling site WikiLeaks with a trove of classified andsensitive military and government documents and video. Manning, 25,said in a lengthy statement read to the court that WikiLeaks didnot encourage him to provide the organisation with information, andthat he approached the organisation after first attempting to takewhat he believed, and still believe[s]… are some of the mostsignificant documents of our time to The WashingtonPost, The New York Times and Politico.
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