Chelsea Manning's Attorney: Army Lied To Cover Apparent Suicide Attempt

Chelsea Manning's attorney is accusing the Army of outright lying to cover up what appears to be a suicide attempt behind bars.

Attorney Nancy Hollander tells TMZ she and her team had been cleared to have a routine call with Chelsea Tuesday afternoon, but when they called in they were told there were problems connecting the call. The staff at Leavenworth made no mention of a suicide attempt.

Hollander says she's been trying in vain to get in touch after we posted a story that Chelsea apparently tried hanging herself in her cell early Tuesday morning.

Now Hollander says she's been informed she cannot even talk to Chelsea until Friday at the earliest.