Thread: Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy
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Old 07-30-2013, 10:57 AM  
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Originally Posted by deltav View Post
He pled guilty to some espionage charges, but not sure if it was specifically these EA violations that he just got convicted of. My impression is those are slightly worse.

But yeah, an "Aiding the enemy" conviction would've had serious ripple effect. Now the most sane yet realistic course of action would be the lightest sentence possible under the convictions (which still will be substantial). In a truly just world the dude would be pardoned after his 3 years imprisonment, but politically that ain't gonna happen.
With what he has pleaded guilty to he would get a minimum of twenty years (I believe).
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