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Goodlatte Statement on the Commutation of Private Manning's Prison Sentence

Statement

Date: Jan. 17, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Criminal Justice

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on President Obama's commutation of Army Private Chelsea Manning's prison sentence:

"Private Manning betrayed the United States by providing classified national security information to WikiLeaks. In leaking sensitive government documents, Private Manning jeopardized both the safety of Americans deployed overseas and the security of the United States. These treasonous actions warrant a full prison term, not a shorter sentence.

"Over the course of his presidency, President Obama has used his pen and phone to act as legislator and judge. He's taken actions to effectively rewrite laws, failed to fully enforce laws, and commuted the prison sentences for more federal prison inmates than the past 12 presidents combined. It's not surprising that, during his last few days in office, President Obama once again has used the President's pardon power to promote a political agenda."


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