http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/13/chelsea-manning-files-to-run-for-us-senate-seat-in-maryland.html
Chelsea Manning, a transgender former Army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking classified documents, has filed to run for the U.S. Senate.
The Washington Post first reported Saturday that Manning has filed to run in Maryland for the seat of Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin.
The Federal Election Commission website shows a Jan. 11 filing for “Chelsea Manning for U.S. Senate” with the party affiliation registered as Democrat -- suggesting a primary challenge for Cardin.
Manning, then known as Bradley Manning, was arrested in 2010 and convicted in 2013 of leaking a trove of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks. Manning’s sentence was controversially commuted by President Barack Obama in 2017 after Manning had served seven years of a 35-year sentence.
Since leaving prison, Manning has become known for controversial tweets, often accompanied with a series of emojis and the hashtag #WeGotThis. Last week, Manning tweeted out the message “f---k the police” on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, along with the hashtag #DisarmThePolice
Manning has also referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “literally the new gestapo.”
so @icegov is literally the new gestapo ?????? #AbolishICE #WeGotThis https://t.co/mpp1s47KiV — Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) January 10, 2018
An America hater and a convicted traitor.
The perfect fit for the 'resist' crowd.
"How can you run for federal office when dishonorably discharged? I guess its OK if you run on the democratic ticket?"
Heck, if you run on the Dem ticket, it's a resume' enhancer!
I don't think I want to see all of it's its, or ANY for that matter!
Despite her felony convictions, Manning is eligible to run for the Senate, Newsweek explains:
The Constitution does allow U.S citizens who have a criminal record to run for Congress, but state laws can be different. The only qualifications to run for U.S Senate in Maryland is to be at least 30-years-old, to have citizenship in the U.S for at least nine years, and live in the state at the time of the election. It does not state on their website that anyone who has a criminal record cannot run for U.S. Senate.
Manning was convicted of 21 crimes in 2013 after she leaked more than 700,000 classified government documents. Former President Barack Obama commuted her sentence to time served just before leaving office last January and she was released in May 2017."""
According to the US Code he is disqualified to run due to the mishandling of classified information.
18 U.S. Code § 2071 States That A Violator Of This Statute "Shall Forfeit His Office And Be Disqualified From Holding Any Office Under The United States." "Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States." ( 18 U.S. Code § 2071, Accessed 10/29/16)
