President Barack Obama has defended his decision to free Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning, 29 years before her scheduled release.
He disclosed this at his final news conference, saying that "justice has been served".
It would be recalled that Manning was sentenced to 35 years for leaking diplomatic cables to the group in 2010, one of the largest breaches of classified material in US history.
The commutation of her sentence has been attacked by Republicans as sending the wrong message.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said the move set a "dangerous precedent". She will be freed on 17TH of May but had been scheduled to be released in 2045.
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