Private First Class Bradley Manning stole 251,000 State Department documents, many of them secret international embassy reports.
Today Manning was found not guilty of the charge of aiding the enemy.
He was found guilty of 15 other lesser charges.
He still could face up to 136 years in prison.
WikiLeaks ripped Barack Obama after the verdict today.
Manning faces 136 years on the charges he has been convicted of today. Dangerous national security extremism from the Obama administration.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 30, 2013
He faces up to 136 years in prison.
Manning faces 136 years on the charges he has been convicted of today. Dangerous national security extremism from the Obama administration.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 30, 2013
Bradley Manning's convictions today include 5 courts of espionage. A very serious new precedent for supplying information the press.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 30, 2013