--- title: Army Rejects Clemency for WikiLeaks Source Chelsea Manning description: A U.S. Army general has endorsed the 35-year sentence imposed on the soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks canonical: https://time.com/61994/army-clemency-wikileaks-manning/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-14T18:20:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:17:55.477Z article:section: Politics og:title: Army Rejects Clemency for WikiLeaks Source Chelsea Manning og:description: A U.S. Army general has endorsed the 35-year sentence imposed on the soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks og:url: https://time.com/61994/army-clemency-wikileaks-manning/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b6f5a7fb8f789d3/69868a9855a85978c1a804cb/bradley-manning.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1339 og:image:height: 753 og:image:alt: Army Private First Class Bradley Manning is escorted out of a military court facilityÊduring the sentencing phase of his trial Aug. 20, 2013 in Fort Meade, Maryland. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Army Rejects Clemency for WikiLeaks Source Chelsea Manning twitter:description: A U.S. Army general has endorsed the 35-year sentence imposed on the soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b6f5a7fb8f789d3/69868a9855a85978c1a804cb/bradley-manning.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # U.S. Army Rejects Clemency for WikiLeaks Source Manning > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement.  by [Denver Nicks](https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Apr 14, 2014 6:20 PM UTC  Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea Manning, being escorted out of a military-court facility in Fort Meade, Md., on Aug. 20, 2013 Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea Manning, being escorted out of a military-court facility in Fort Meade, Md., on Aug. 20, 2013 Mark Wilson—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Apr 14, 2014 6:20 PM UTC **Correction appended: April 15, 2014** The U.S. Army has declined a request for clemency from the soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, who was convicted last year of leaking a massive amount of classified government data to the whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks. Major General Jeffrey Buchanan approved the 35-year sentence handed down by Judge Denise Lind in Manning’s court-martial in August 2013\. Buchanan’s decision was issued Thursday but announced to the public Monday. Manning was convicted of 20 separate offenses, including violations of the Espionage Act, but acquitted of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy, which carried a sentence of up to life in prison. The 35-year sentence levied against Manning is the longest sentence imposed on someone for leaking information to the media in American history. At the time of her conviction, Manning was known by the first name Bradley. She has since formally requested a name change to Chelsea and indicated to the public that she identifies as female. Manning and her supporters are also pursuing other avenues to reduce the leaker’s punishment, including a clemency request with President Barack Obama and a military-appeals process that could terminate in the U.S. Supreme Court. _An earlier version of this article misspelled the surname of the U.S. Army major general. 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