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		ailideex on March 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chelsea Manning ordered to be released [pdf] No, she was jailed because she was found to be in contempt of court.

boomboomsubban on March 13, 2020 [–]

No, she was jailed to coerce her into testifying as she refused to. To be found in contempt of court, she would have needed to be charged.

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