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In any case, he did plead guilty to misleading investigators. and was apparently going to be sentenced to two or three years. so that was hard time for the general, he was highly regarded on capitol hill by members of the intelligence committee. this pardon will be, i think one that is widely praised among the military. >> all right, andrea mitchell, thank you for that. more now for reaction starting to roll in. there is going to be a lot of it on this one. obviously more reaction on chelsea manning, the commutation, joining me on the phone, we have former cia analyst john nixon. john, your re...

Been enough. whether the punishment fits the crime, including this one. >> ron allen at the white house. this is big news again. we're just learning about it. a commutation, not a pardon, a commutation from president obama as he leaves office of chelsea manning who leaked all of that sensitive information that appeared on wikileaks a few years ago. also the obama presidency was winding down, it is, but moves like this can certainly have an impact on a president's legacy. you just think of bill clinton and mark, george hw bush, those pardons they offered on their way out. still talked about tod...

Including 49 for firearms offenses among their other charges. an interesting move for president who campaigned against firearms for years. in moments we'll be joined by two others, but first, kevin cork in hawaii where the president is vacationing. >> reporter: hello and good evening from honolulu. you and the viewers at home should expect to hear many more stories in the few remaining weeks in offense for the president as he tries his hand at unilateral criminal justice reform. yesterday's records say, 78 pardons along with 153 communations most in a day, that brings to 148 the number of pard...

Pardons and communations including 49 for firearms offenses among their other charges. an interesting move for president who campaigned against firearms for years. in moments we'll be joined by two others, but first, kevin cork in hawaii where the president is vacationing. >> reporter: hello and good evening from honolulu. you and the viewers at home should expect to hear many more stories in the few remaining weeks in offense for the president as he tries his hand at unilateral criminal justice reform. yesterday's records say, 78 pardons along with 153 communations most in a day, that brings ...

Means. >> it is barely surprising. it is clearly the most prominent and probably the most controversial communation of president obama's entire time. chelsea manning convicted of serious national security crimes against the state. a long sentence reflecting what prosecutors thought he or later she after elective sex change surgery should face. and those are prosecutors working for the obama justice department. this is a very big statement coming out of the white house. that they think enough time has been served and as you were mentioning, a very big difference. we've seen some commutations wh...