Claim 219

Manning's sentence was described as the heaviest ever given a leaker in United States history before it was commuted.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Manning's sentence was described as the heaviest ever given a leaker in United States history before it was commuted.
Field: status
Value: Sentence called the heaviest ever for a leaker
About: incident 2010-us-chelsea-manning-espionage-act-wikileaks
Source: The Chelsea Manning Case: A Timeline
Publisher: American Civil Liberties Union
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2017-01-17

Quotation from the source

the heaviest sentence handed down to a whistleblower or leaker in U.S. history