Pence on Manning Commutation: ‘a Mistake; Private Manning Is a Traitor’

RUSH EXCERPT BAIER Some ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans have not ░░░░░░░░ proud of the decision ░░░░░░░░ commute the sentence of ░░░░░░░░ manning We are learning ░░░░░░░░ top leaders in the ░░░░░░░░ said they did not ░░░░░░░░ that to happen Pence ░░░░░░░░ commute private Mannings sentence ░░░░░░░░ a mistake Private manning ░░░░░░░░ a traitor and should ░░░░░░░░ have been turned into ░░░░░░░░ murder as senator Cotten ░░░░░░░░ Private Mannings actions compromise ░░░░░░░░ national security endangered American ░░░░░░░░ down range compromised individuals ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan who were cooperating ░░░░░░░░ our forces by leaking ░░░░░░░░ 000 documents to Wikileaks ░░░░░░░░ simple fact is that ░░░░░░░░ disagree very strongly with ░░░░░░░░ president s decision to ░░░░░░░░ private manning s sentence ░░░░░░░░ have to be so ░░░░░░░░ on the subject of ░░░░░░░░ our nation s secrets ░░░░░░░░ so we will register ░░░░░░░░ disagreement with that and ░░░░░░░░ administration coming in I ░░░░░░░░ assure you as you ░░░░░░░░ heard the president elect ░░░░░░░░ going to be committed ░░░░░░░░ protecting our nation s ░░░░░░░░ BAIER If Julian Julian ░░░░░░░░ as he has said ░░░░░░░░ himself to be extradited ░░░░░░░░ the U S After ░░░░░░░░ commutation will a Justice ░░░░░░░░ under President Trump President ░░░░░░░░ who was praised assange ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ s done actively and ░░░░░░░░ prosecute him Pence I ░░░░░░░░ what the president elect ░░░░░░░░ said is that the ░░░░░░░░ that came out through ░░░░░░░░ which has never been ░░░░░░░░ as having been real ░░░░░░░░ real emails that were ░░░░░░░░ was useful to many ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ agrees with it that ░░░░░░░░ endorse the tactics or ░░░░░░░░ actions of Julian assange ░░░░░░░░ these extradited to the ░░░░░░░░ States of America I ░░░░░░░░ confident that we would ░░░░░░░░ to bear the law ░░░░░░░░ his actions and hold ░░░░░░░░ accountable.”