Joe Biden should pardon Reality Winner for her actions as a whistleblower | Margaret Sullivan

The leaker went to jail for a patriotic, if illegal, act. She has a lot to offer the world if she's allowed to move on

In late November, Reality Winner - who turned 33 this week - finished her lengthy punishment for sending a government document to a news organization.

It's past time for her to be pardoned so that she can move on with her life and, particularly, her education. She wants to be a veterinary technician, get a good-paying job and move out of her mother's Texas house, but having a felony in one's background doesn't help with any of that.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture