This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pfc. Chelsea Manning. For most Americans, Manning has been a hero or villain based on how they view her decision to leak classified material.
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More clemency coming after Obama shortens Manninga s sentence
In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick.
Obama commutes Chelsea Manninga s sentence and she will be released from prison in May
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Friday that there is temptation to compare the cases of Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning because their crimes are “relatively similar.” Earnest pointed to the scale and aftermath of each of their crimes as the biggest differences that President Barack Obama will consider in the process of presidential clemency.