Obama grants pardon to Chelsea aka Bradley Manning who was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 35 years

Strange occurrences at the White House today.  While the Democrats and even President Obama are condemning leaks and Russia for hacking, the president has seen fit to issue a presidential commutation to Pvt. Chelsea aka Bradley Manning for stealing military secrets and giving them to Julian Assange of WikiLeaks fame.  Pvt. Manning was given a 35 year sentence in 2013, at a military court martial, for actions that put troops on the ground in Afghanistan in danger.  What prompted the president to issue this commutation that would set Bradley free as early as May 2017?  What am I missing here?  Is there some hidden agenda? 

Maybe Obama is guilt ridden about past acts of discrimination against the LGBT community and sought to make amends with the best known transgender outside of Caitlyn aka Bruce Jenner.  This move by Barack Obama is so mystifying  to me I'm beginning to think Obama just might undergo a sex change operation when he lives office and afterward be known as Adaeze (meaning princess) Obama for perpetuity.  Hell who really knows what this guy thinks and after Friday who really gives a damn.