'No one killed' as a result of Bradley Manning leaks Senior officials from the State Department and military are expected to testify, possibly in secret, about the damage caused by the leak of around 700,000 classified files. The defence won a partial victory after convincing the judge to acquit Manning of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy, which can carry a life sentence without parole. "We won the battle, now we need to go win the war," said David Coombs, his lead lawyer, ahead of the sentencing. Col Denise Lind, the judge presiding over the court martial, said yesterday that Manning would have 1,274 days knocked off his eventual sentence. The credit is being given for time already served as well as 112 days for unlawful pre-trial confinement, where Manning was kept in solitary confinement for nine months at a Marine Corps base. Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, refused to comment on the ongoing trial.