Chelsea Manning released from jail

Manning, who divulged massive amounts of information to WikiLeaks, had her sentence commuted Tuesday by President Obama. USA TODAY NETWORK

Chelsea Manning, theformer U.S. Army intelligence analyst who provided information to WikiLeaks, was released from jail Thursday after the grand jury she refused to testify before expired, her lawyerssaid in a statement.

A federal judge ordered Manning into custody about two months ago after she refused to cooperate in the grandjury's investigation into the anti-secrecy group.

But her lawyers said shemay return to jail as soon as next weekand be held in contempt of court again. Manning was served with another subpoena while at a detention center in Alexandria,Virginia and is expected to appear in court on May 16.

Detention: Chelsea Manning jailed for contempt after refusing to testify in WikiLeaks grand jury investigation

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Chelsea will continue to refuse to answer questions, and will use every available legal defense to prove to District Judge Trenga that she has just cause for her refusal to give testimony," her legal team said in a statement.

Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for her role in leaking a cache of classified government material to WikiLeaks. Her case attracted heightened attention because of her status as a transgender soldier.President Barack Obama commuted her sentence in 2017.

Chelsea Manning was jailed for contempt in Alexandria, Virginia after refusing to provide information about WikiLeaks to a grand jury.(Photo: Handout)

In refusing to testify in March, Manning claimed that she had already provided the government "extensive testimony" during her 2013 prosecution.

"In solidarity with many activists facing the odds, I will stand by my principles," Manning said in a statement before thehearing. "I will exhaust every legal remedy available."

Contributing: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY

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