No real harm caused by Chelsea Manning leaks: report | TheHill – The Hill

The information leaked several years ago by Chelsea Manning to WikiLeaks did not cause real harm to U.S. interests, according to a document prepared by a Department of Defense task force.

The 107-page document obtained by BuzzFeed News concludes with "high confidence that disclosure of the Iraq data set will have no direct personal impact on current and former U.S. leadership in Iraq," the document says, referring to Iraq-related military documents and State Department cables from Manning.

The report, from June 15, 2011, also says a different set of documents related to the U.S. war in Afghanistan would not cause "significant impact" to U.S. actions.

Manning had been sentenced to 35 years in military prison for leaking classified government documents to WikiLeaks.

But former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaIce Cube: Black community not high on Trump's priorities list Lawmakers unveil bill to set 355-ship Navy Defense bill would limit implementation of nuclear arms treaty with Russia MORE commuted most of the remainder of her sentence in January, and Manning was released from prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., earlier this year after serving seven years of her sentence.

Manning was first jailed in 2010 but was convicted in 2013 on charges related to leaking the largest trove of military and government documents in U.S. history.

She said in a recent interview she had no intention of putting U.S. national security at risk when she leaked the information but that she had hoped to spark a debate about U.S. operations. Manning also thanked Obama, saying that by granting her clemency in the final days of his presidency, he gave her "a chance" to move on with her life.

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