The White House is insisting that a tweet from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had no bearing on President Obama’s decision to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning. WikiLeaks stated in a tweet that if Chelsea Manning was granted clemency, then Assange would agree to extradition. From the Washington Examiner: White House officials insisted on Tuesday that a tweet from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had no bearing on President Obama‘s decision to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning. Chelsea Manning was convicted of leaking sensitive information to WikiLeaks, actions that happened when Manning was known as Bradley Manning. Last September, WikiLeaks … Continue reading BREAKING : White House States That the Assange Tweet Didn’t Influence Manning Decision