Response to Petition to Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence to Time Served

Government Record · Obama White House · January 17, 2017

Manning had received a 35-year sentence; President Obama commuted it in January 2017. A commutation reduced the sentence but did not erase the conviction.

On January 17, 2017, the President commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning.

Official petition response

Manning had received a 35-year sentence; President Obama commuted it in January 2017. A commutation reduced the sentence but did not erase the conviction.

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