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onenine
·há 6 anos·discuss
My understanding is that she did not, though this gets way into the weeds of the military trial. I can try to dig this up if you're interested (been a couple years since I read about that particular facet).

She claimed a lot of legally nonsensical things on stand so I'm not sure any of it passed any scrutiny. It certainly didn't with the judge.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/chelsea-m...
onenine
·há 6 anos·discuss
She was convicted at a military trial. Obama commuted her sentence.
onenine
·há 6 anos·discuss
You would prefer that prosecutors be able to indict people without any checks? Grand jury proceedings are secret to protect the innocent.
onenine
·há 6 anos·discuss
She was granted immunity for testimony. Had she testified, instead of willfully ignoring the court, she would not have been held in contempt.
onenine
·há 6 anos·discuss
This was a grand jury proceeding. While this was about a matter that happened while she was in the military, anyone that is granted immunity but refuses to testify could be held in contempt by the court.
onenine
·há 6 anos·discuss
The top of this order:

By Order dated May 6, 2019 [Doc. 2], the Court granted Chelsea Manning full use and derivative use immunity, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 6002, and ordered Ms. Manning to testify and provide other information in the above-captioned grand jury proceeding ("Grand Jury").

All she had to do was testify truthfully about the matters she was being asked about. Fifth amendment is irrelevant in this context.