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put forward that either bradley mannings leaks or more recently edward snowden's leaks have put people at risk, have harmed people, have led to death. >> reporter: the aclu's ben wiesner says a conviction on aiding the enemy would have meant anyone that shares information with the enemy could be labeled a traitor, if the information is publish and a potential enemy could read it. >> the government equates leaks with the press to treason in a way that could chill investigative joernlism. >> reporter: manning's acquittal means no appeal and, thus, no further examination of what the government considering intent to aid the enemy. >> had there been a conviction on that, we learned a lot more about what article 104 of the uniform code of military justice requires. we're not going to know that. it's going to continue to linger as an area of potential uncertainty. >> reporter: we are just hours away from a sentencing hearing, on wednesday morning, where defense and prosecutors will argue of over what is an appropriate sentence. the judge could decide to let the charges run concurrently or string them out, and come up with a number of years that manning will serve. er

forward that either bradley manning's leaks or more recently edward snowden's leaks have put more people at risk, have harmed people, have led to death. >> reporter: the aclu ben'sizner met anyone who shares information with the media could be labeled as a traitor if the information is public lishd and the potential enemy could read it. >> if the government could chill or endanger investigative journalists. >> reporter: it means no appeal and thus no further investigation of what the government krs intent to aid the enemy. >> had there been an conviction on that, we would have learned a lot more of what the code requires. we're not going know that. it's going to continue to linger as an area of potential security. >> reporter: on wednesday, prosecutors of manning's defense team will argue over what is an appropriate sentence. the judge will decide whether to let the charges run concurrently or string them out. she will have to come up with a specific number, the time and the years, that manning will serve. chris lawrence, cnn, four ft. meade, maryland. >>> about four minutes after the hour, they have been locked in a battle for months now with congress set to he