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Heather: president obama defending decision to let chelsea manning walk free three decades early. the president insists the commutation has nothing to do with julian assange's earlier promise to turn himself in to the united states if manning was released. >> let's be clear, chelsea manning has served a tough prison sentence. i don't pay a lot of attention to mr. assange's tweets, so that wasn't a consideration. heather: a tough prison sentence. charles krauthammer called what manning did treason. >> this was deadly. this is murder. this is treason. and obama expresses sympathy the sentence wa...

For chelsea manning? >> well, i don't think the president would say he didn't break the law or she didn't break the law. she did break the law and she went through the justice system, has served time, has admitted guilt, has taken responsibility. so really this is a question about the comparable aspect of time served and that's big part of the reason why the president made the decision he did. >> so manning obviously leaked the documents via julian assange, and as we all know, president obama has unsuccess l unsuccessfully tried to have assange extradited to the u.s. for trial. assange says he...

This afternoon we asked if there was a partner clemency for manning, will it have a ripple effect on any kind of prosecution of julian assange in the future? he said absolutely it would help assange. >> i think it with strengthen his position. if the u.s. government says we are going to pardon manning for those offenses, i think it makes it that much effort to then say but we are going to drop the hammer on the person who published that information. >> assange was on twitter tonight. it's important to note he made no mention of that earlier offer to come to the united states if manning was fre...

Please free chelsea manning. you alone can save her life." it's ironic that five days ago wikileaks tweeted that if manning were granted clemency, julian assange would avail himself to extradition to the u.s. to face possible charges. here is what he told sean hannity about manning. i'm quoting "we've never said chelsea manning is one of our sources. a child they have said they are buddy even if someone is arrested and convicted and even if they were to plead guilty, we still don't say whether they are one of our sources or not." outrage on capitol hill. the lion issuing the following statemen...

Iraq, detainee, military reviews from the guantanamo camp, as well as state department cables. mr. obama's decision does mean manning can be freed as early as may 17th. the founder of wikileaks, julian assange, told fox news in a recent interview that he would come to the united states if manning was freed. today, a former justice department official told fox news that leniency for manning for mr. obama would make it harder to bring charges against assange in the future. >> the united states government asserts we are going to pardon manning for those offenses, i think it makes it that much tou...