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We hope this is more than just a chance to donate to Chelsea as her legal team continues their quest overturn the horrible military precedent for future whistleblowers. It’s also an opportunity to show your support for Chelsea in a meaningful and public way, and to make a statement about how important brave whistleblowers like Chelsea are in a just and transparent democracy.

As you’ll see on our front page, we’re keeping track of how many people donate so the public can see just how much support Chelsea has across the country and the world. Whether you donate $10, $50, $100, or $1000, you are sending a strong signal that prosecuting whistleblowers under a pernicious law like the Espionage Act is a danger to press freedom, harms the public interest, and is unacceptable in a democracy.

We are not taking any fee for the donations to this campaign, so 100% of every dollar donated will be earmarked for Chelsea Manning’s legal defense. After the campaign is complete, we plan on donating the funds directly to The Chelsea Manning Legal Trust, which was set up by Chelsea’s lawyer Nancy Hollander to pay for the legal costs of Chelsea’s appeal.

Currently, Chelsea’s legal campaign is now more than $80,000 in debt and will likely need to raise at least another $120,000 on top of that to get through the first court hearings. Right now we’ve set the goal at $120,000, but we have no doubt that with your help, the public can fully fund Chelsea’s legal costs.

The task Nancy Hollander and her team have in front of them is enormous. Before filing their brief and arguing the case, they must read the entire record record of the case, which is 139 volumes of over 300 pages each. It is the longest court record in military history. Then Chelsea’s appeal goes first to the Army Court of Appeals. That court can order a new trial or sentencing, reduce her sentence or reverse her convictions. Nancy's full statement about the work ahead of her and her team is below.

Given how much Chelsea has done for journalism and the public good, helping her support her case is the least we could do.

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Full statement from Chelsea's lawyer Nancy Hollander: