The impact of Chelsea Manning

Jan. 18, 2017

President Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning. We look at the effects of her leaks of hundreds of thousands of secret documents.

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Credits

Guest:

Julian Borger - World Affairs Editor for the Guardian - @julianborger

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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