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| Chelsea Manning thanks Obama for prison release | Chelsea Manning thanks Obama for prison release |
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| The US army private serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified documents has thanked President Barack Obama for shortening her sentence. | The US army private serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified documents has thanked President Barack Obama for shortening her sentence. |
| Chelsea Manning, whose sentence was commuted by the outgoing president, thanked him "for giving me a chance". | Chelsea Manning, whose sentence was commuted by the outgoing president, thanked him "for giving me a chance". |
| The 29-year-old transgender soldier, born Bradley Manning, gave embarrassing documents to Wikileaks in 2010. | The 29-year-old transgender soldier, born Bradley Manning, gave embarrassing documents to Wikileaks in 2010. |
| At President Obama's final press conference on Wednesday, he declared that "justice has been served". | At President Obama's final press conference on Wednesday, he declared that "justice has been served". |
| She will be freed from the Fort Leavenworth military prison in May - 29 years head of her scheduled release in 2045. | She will be freed from the Fort Leavenworth military prison in May - 29 years head of her scheduled release in 2045. |
| Obama says justice is served | Obama says justice is served |
| Viewpoint: Obama got it right | Viewpoint: Obama got it right |
| Mr Obama's last minute commutation quickly drew criticism from Republican circles. | |
| A spokesman for president-elect Donald Trump said he "is troubled by this action. It's disappointing and it sends a very troubling message when it comes to the handling of classified information". | |
| Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan "called the decision "outrageous". | |
| "Chelsea Manning's treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation's most sensitive secrets," Mr Ryan said. | |
| Manning does not have access to the internet, as part of the condition of her imprisonment. | Manning does not have access to the internet, as part of the condition of her imprisonment. |
| However despite that, she has been tweeting from @xychelsea since April 2015. | However despite that, she has been tweeting from @xychelsea since April 2015. |
| In a handwritten letter she released to explain her social media use, she told how she calls a friend on the phone who transcribes what she says "verbatim". | In a handwritten letter she released to explain her social media use, she told how she calls a friend on the phone who transcribes what she says "verbatim". |
| Her thank you was addressed to @BarackObama, rather than the President's official @POTUS Twitter account, which Mr Obama will hand over to Mr Trump on Friday when he officially becomes the nation's 45th president. |