I fear millions of Americans are capable of buying into all this.
UK Daily Mail
UK Daily Mail
Manning was arrested on May 29 in Kuwait and on June 5 she was charged with leaking classified information
Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison but only served seven after former President Barack Obama granted her clemency allowing her to be released last year
The leak was the biggest breach of classified data in the history of the US
"Manning, right, chats with Kelly Wright, communications director for Manning's senatorial campaign, in Manning's apartment. She says she doesn't, in fact, even consider herself a Democrat, but is motivated by a desire to shake up establishment Democrats who are 'caving in' to President Donald Trump's administration"
"Chelsea Manning is no longer living as a transgender woman in a male military prison, serving the lengthiest sentence ever for revealing US government secrets.
"She's free to grow out her hair, travel the world, and spend time with whomever she likes.
"But a year since former President Barack Obama commuted Manning's 35-year sentence, America's most famous convicted leaker isn't taking an extended vacation.
"Far from it: The Oklahoma native has decided to make an unlikely bid for the U.S. Senate in her adopted state of Maryland.
"Manning, 30, filed to run in January and has been registered to vote in Maryland since August. She lives in North Bethesda, not far from where she stayed with an aunt while awaiting trial.
"Her aim is to unseat Sen. Ben Cardin, a 74-year-old Maryland Democrat who is seeking his third Senate term and previously served 10 terms in the U.S. House." . . . Read more...
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