Bradley/Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify about WikiLeaks

The former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was originally sentenced to 35 years in prison, but her sentence was commuted by President Obama in 2017 after she spent seven years behind bars. She’s back in federal custody today for refusing to testify before a grand jury in Virginia looking into the release of documents from WikiLeaks.

This judge, who apparently isn’t messing around, denied a request to confine him at home because of his ‘medical needs’, saying the US Marshals could take care of it.

Here’s more:

AP – Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been jailed for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks.

U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to jail Friday after a brief hearing in which Manning confirmed she has no intention of testifying. She told the judge she “will accept whatever you bring upon me.”

Manning has said she objects to the secrecy of the grand jury process, and that she already revealed everything she knows at her court martial.

The judge said she will remain jailed until she testifies or until the grand jury concludes its work.

Manning’s lawyers had asked that she be sent to home confinement instead of the jail, because of medical complications she faces.

The judge said U.S. Marshals can handle her medical care.

If you recall, Obama commuted Manning’s sentence back in 2017, which was ridiculous after what he did.

Then Manning ran a failed campaign for Senate last year. Seriously glad that didn’t work out.

And now he’s finally back in jail. Can’t say I’m sad about that either.