The trial for Army whistleblower Bradley Manning opened Monday at Fort Meade, Maryland. Manning is accused of giving a cache of diplomatic cables and government documents to WikiLeaks in the largest leak of state secrets in U.S. history. In an opening statement Monday, a U.S. government prosecutor accused Manning of “dumping” hundreds of thousands of documents “into the lap of the enemy.” The lawyer, Captain Joe Morrow, attempted to establish close ties between Manning and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, citing chat logs he said showed a “familiarity” between them. He also said email records show Manning directly participated in the editing of the “Collateral Murder” video which showed a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack in Iraq that killed two Reuters employees. Manning could face life in prison for the leaks. His trial is expected to run all summer.