Glenn Greenwald offers $10,000 in matching funds for Cheslea’s legal fees

Glenn Greenwald offers $10,000 in matching funds for Cheslea’s legal fees

July 15, 2015
Today, journalist, constitutional lawyer, and best-selling author Glenn Greenwald announced in “The Intercept” that he’s personally offering up to $10,000 in support of a new crowd-funding effort in order to pay for Chelsea Manning’s legal fees.
“I’m both thrilled and proud about our announcement today of a $60,000 donation in matching funds to Chelsea Manning’s legal defense. First Look Media, publisher of The Intercept, is donating $50,000 of that amount through its Press Freedom Litigation fund, with the other $10,000 donated by me. Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) — the group co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg, Laura Poitras, John Cusack, me and others, whose board of directors now includes Edward Snowden — will oversee and manage the matching fund campaign. FPF has agreed to waive all commissions, ensuring that 100 percent of donations goes to Manning’s legal fights….. As I’ve argued for years, Chelsea Manning is one of this generation’s greatest heroes.”