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Cables. manning confided in an associate about the disclosure who is alerted authorities in 2010. the defense said manning was a naive whistle blower who wanted to shed light on violations. manning pleaded guilty before the sentencing. he was appointed and found guilty on 20 other counts including the espionage act and sentenced to 35 years in prison. the day after, manning announced she wanted to live life as a woman and a year later a judge granted mannings's request for a formal name change from manning to chelsea. chelsea was put on suicide watch. the white house is defending mannings's se...