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white house. good evening. great evening to you. if the white house striking a major deal here to release chelsea manning after more than six years behind bars. expected to be released on may may 17th, 2017. dramatic reduction of the 35 year prison sentence. part of a big day here at the white house as the president announces a number of commutations. let me tell you about chelsea manning. formerly bradley manning, accused of a major leak, a 2010 leak to wikileaks that revealed american military and diplomatic activities across the world. manning spending less than seven years behind bars, down from 35. not on the list of commutations and pardons today, infamous nsa leak or edward snowden. snowden has been holed up in russia. he has tweeted his support for manning, writing mr. president, if you grant only one active, c. please free chelsea manning. you alone can save her life. it s ironic that five days ago wikileaks tweeted that if manning were granted clemency, ju ....
appoint a second special counsel to investigate the fbi. he revealed he asked a federal prosecutor, john hubbard, to look into the agency s alleged abuse of power. republicans are welcoming that news while democrats call it a distraction. there were people at the top involved in the investigation who obviously had political points of view they were not shy about expressing. and, frankly, acting upon it seems. so having this prosecutor take a fresh look at everything that we know and could know is a very positive development. i respect the attorney general s decision. i actually don t think there needs to be an investigation. there has not been a showing of wrongdoing. so, i think this, you know, minimal investigation he s doing is an effort to sing for his super to appease donald trump. hmm. fred mccall away has more on this. appears to be not appointing a special prosecutor but not rejecting the idea either. instead he s appointing a respected government lawyer ....
president trump and the new tariffs on steel and aluminum. canada and mexico responding tonight. and what this could mean for you, the cost for appliances and popular vehicles. the late-night comedian under fire tonight. samantha bee and her apology now after using vulgar words to describe ivanka trump. from hawaii, the lava, and now tensions reaching a boiling point is, too. a homeowner firing shots at another. and the midair scare in the cockpit tonight. the pilot suffering a seizure mid-flight. good evening. and it s great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin with president trump and his surprise pardon today. and could there now be a presidential pardon spree? tonight, signs from the white house several known names could be next. in a tweet on his way to texas, the president issuing his fifth pardon tody nesh d souza who had pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. while you might not know his name, you ll know some of the people ....