Released only last week after 62 days in detention for “contempt” from a
previous grand jury for refusing to testify about WikiLeaks,
whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been jailed by a new grand jury for the exact same reason.
Manning has refused to testify against WikiLeaks, and her lawyers argued
that the law doesn’t allow detention to continue if she’s not going to
be coerced into testifying. The court never ruled on this, but released
her when the first grand jury expired, then re-jailed her under the
second grand jury.
US District Judge Anthony Trenga seems to be hoping to bankrupt Manning
as well in this new case, saying he will fine her $500 a day for every
day she is held over 30, and $1,000 a day for every day held after 60.
Manning was already imprisoned by the US military for her whistleblowing
activities, but her sentence was commuted by President Obama in 2017.
The grand juries are aimed primarily at digging up things to charge
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with. Manning confirmed earlier in the
day she was aware she might be facing jail again, but insisted it would
not change her stand.
Manning should have done what Snowden did, flee the country and go into hiding somewhere where she could be safe. Where that would be, however, is the big question. She would always be in the sights of some CIA/Mossad hit squad or drone, wherever she went.
We’ve entered a lawless Twilight Zone, folks, where habeas corpus and the rules of evidence no longer apply. It’s just a hop, skip, and a jump from here to full-on fascism in the USA. Be prepared for draconian edicts from The Leader, concentration camps, and extrajudicial killings in the New Reich.
Oh, wait! Don’t we have that already? It all happened within days of 9/11.
“US District Judge Anthony Trenga seems to be hoping to bankrupt (Chelsea) Manning as well in this new case, saying he will fine her $500 a day for every day she is held over 30, and $1,000 a day for every day held after 60.”
I don’t know much about Mr. Trenga, but I’d like to know more, like where he lives. This man is committing armed robbery with a gavel. A citizens arrest seems like a reasonable solution to me.
I couldn’t agree more, Comrade Hermit. US District Judge Anthony Trenga’s nothing but a Bolshevik scumbag who hopes to bankrupt Chelsea Manning. What he deserves is not only impeachment and dismissal from the Bench, but also disbarment, corruption charges, prosecution, and the rest of his life in prison.
> US District Judge Anthony Trenga seems to be hoping to bankrupt Manning as well in this new case
They can do that?