Hagerstown:
US soldier Chelsea Manning is seeking a presidential pardon for leaking classified information that her lawyer says did not merit protection.
The Manning Support Network released documents today that attorney David Coombs filed a day earlier with the US Justice Department and the Department of the Army.
Manning, previously known as Bradley Manning, has declared her desire to live as a woman while serving a 35-year prison sentence.
In her petition for pardon and commutation of sentence, Manning writes: "The decisions I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in."
Manning says she regrets if her actions caused harm.
The leaked material was given to the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks.