The White House said her sentence would end on May 17 this year. But Obama's decision had nothing to do with the latest WikiLeaks controversy, the White House official said. He has served 35 years, nearly half of his life in prison," a White House official said. Manning and Lopez Rivera were among 209 commutations granted by Obama on Tuesday and Cartwright was among 64 pardons. In total, Obama has commuted sentences for 1,385 federal prisoners -- a total greater than that of the 12 previous presidents combined -- and he is expected to announce more on Thursday, the White House official said.

Source: The Star January 18, 2017 02:19 UTC