Politico
"The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether sanctions imposed on her after she refused to comply with a grand jury investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should continue. Manning came to national attention after she leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks and was court-martialed for violating the Espionage Act.
The attempt came just days before scheduled to appear in court over sanctions related to an investigation of Julian Assange.
"The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether sanctions imposed on her after she refused to comply with a grand jury investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should continue. Manning came to national attention after she leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks and was court-martialed for violating the Espionage Act.
"Manning has claimed that the grand jury investigation was potentially open to abuse, writing in 2019 that it was “an effort to frighten journalists and publishers, who serve a crucial public good.” . . .
PBS reported Manning's leaks were more embarrassing than serious . . . "The main impact of the leaks, he said, has been a “chilling effect” on foreign officials’ willingness to talk as freely with U.S. diplomats as they had before, according to a transcript of the testimony provided by the Press Freedom Foundation.
. . . "It is “impossible to know what someone is not sharing with you, and that is, in itself, I believe, a risk to national security,” he added." . . .
. . . "It is “impossible to know what someone is not sharing with you, and that is, in itself, I believe, a risk to national security,” he added." . . .
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