Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning tried to “take her own life” in a Virginia jail on Wednesday ahead of a looming court date, her legal team said in a statement. She has been recovering and is still expected to appear in court for a hearing Friday after refusing to testify before a grand jury in a WikiLeaks probe, the attorneys said. Manning was re-arrested last May for failing to comply with the subpoena to testify after serving two months for the same issue. A judge is set to rule Friday on a motion to terminate the civil contempt sanctions stemming from her May refusal. Then-President Obama commuted her sentence in 2017 and she was released from prison after seven years.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2020 00:45 UTC