# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2010-us-chelsea-manning-espionage-act-wikileaks)
- Source: The Chelsea Manning Case: A Timeline. https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/chelsea-manning-case-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

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