Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence

[SimonMac]

President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010.
The 29-year-old transgender US Army private, born Bradley Manning, will be freed on 17 May instead of her scheduled 2045 release.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38659068

Didn't see that coming, can't wait to see what Trump makes of it, I wonder if he can over turn the decision

[AtW]

Trump will say that Obama let out leaker who hurt Republicans, so in retalliation he will pardon Snowden and Assange...

[Mordac]

Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence - BBC News

Didn't see that coming, can't wait to see what Trump makes of it, I wonder if he can over turn the decision

AFAIK, Trump can do nothing about it, a Presidential pardon cannot be appealed.

[AtW]

AFAIK, Trump can do nothing about it, a Presidential pardon cannot be appealed.

Why would he WANT to do anything about it?

He is very happy now, can say that Obama pardoned people who leaked things to hurt Republicans, awesome present.

[Mordac]

Why would he WANT to do anything about it?

He is very happy now, can say that Obama pardoned people who leaked things to hurt Republicans, awesome present.

I wasn't suggesting he would want to do anything about it, merely confirming that he can't.

[AtW]

I wasn't suggesting he would want to do anything about it, merely confirming that he can't.

He can't do most of the stuff he's promised to do, nevermind other stuff

[Mordac]

He can't do most of the stuff he's promised to do, nevermind other stuff

On that subject, roughly how long is the Great Wall Of China, relative to the US-mexico border? About 5:1, give or take, and without looking it up. It took the Chinese about 600 years to complete their version, and they had access to slave labour. Yet the Mayor of Trumpton wants (in fact needs) to build his version in less than 4 years. And then he'll send them a bill. I hope they pay it in cocaine

[AtW]

He's already said that it will be a "fence"

[Mordac]

He's already said that it will be a "fence"

So he's already downsizing it from a wall to a fence. He really knows how to scare the living tulip out of the drug / illegal immigrant smuggling community.

[greenlake]