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Is Chelsea Manning eligible to run for U.S. Senate?
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| Contributor | WA Indy |
| Last Edited | WA Indy Feb 01, 2018 04:02pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Jenna Portney |
| News Date | Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Questions about Chelsea Manning’s eligibility to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland could imperil her already steep path to the Democratic nomination against two-term Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin.
In 2013, Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison and received a dishonorable discharge from the Army for passing government secrets to WikiLeaks in violation of the Espionage Act.
While her case is on appeal, she is on a technical form of unpaid active duty, putting her political campaign at odds with Defense Department regulations that prohibit military personnel from seeking public office.
The Army declined to comment on her campaign, citing the ongoing appeal. |
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