Byrne Statement on Chelsea Manning

Statement

Congressman Bradley Byrne, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama's decision to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of leaking classified information.

Byrne said: "I have strongly disagreed with many of President Obama's decisions over the last eight years, but this one may be a new low. It is disturbing and appalling that President Obama would reward someone whose actions put American lives at risk by exposing classified information. This decision sends entirely the wrong message to our military men and women who put their lives on the line every day to serve our country."

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