Obama commutes Chelsea Manning's sentence - she'll be free in 5 months

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People hold signs calling for the release of imprisoned WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning while marching in a gay pride parade in San Francisco, California June 28, 2015.

President Barack Obama commuted the majority of Chelsea Manning's prison sentence on Tuesday, with only three days left in office.

Manning, an army intelligence analyst, was originally convicted in 2010 for leaking a trove of files to Wikileaks that revealed American military and diplomatic activities around the world.

She received a 35-year sentence for the leak and has served seven years in Fort Leavenworth. She will now be freed in 5 months on May 17, The New York Times reports.

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, said last week that he'd agree to be extradited to the US if Obama grants clemency to Assange.

Manning, a transgender woman, has attempted suicide twice while in prison.