Steve Hayes on Manning commutation: 'It's a disgrace and it's not a surprise'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Steve Hayes told viewers Tuesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that when it comes to President Obama’s decision to commute the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, “it’s a disgrace and it’s not a surprise from this president.”
“The damage that these leaks did is not theoretical. It’s real, it’s clear, and it’s demonstrable,” Hayes said.
Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, has been serving out a 35-year sentence after leaking classified information to Wikileaks. She will now leave prison nearly three decades ahead of time after spending more than six years in jail.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hayes added that Manning's leak "aided Al Qaeda in its efforts to attack the United States."