He did publicly ask people to send him “material”. That’s well known! So he did solicit in a broad sense. Did he communicate to Manning and task, instruct, etc.? If he did then he’s no different then a foreign government committing espionage against us.
Look at virtually every major and minor news source and they willingly solicit any news from the public by providing a contact number........
Don't forget how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post were protected after refusing to disclose the identity of "Deep Throat".........Wikileaks is no different from the Washington Post..........
So did Vindman’s lawyer, Zaid.