NEW : Crowley 's exit was in the works for last week , MIT official says . Crowley says he takes responsibility for his remarks on WikiLeaks . Obama revealed that he had asked Pentagon officials `` whether or not the procedures that have been taken in terms of ( Manning 's ) confinement are appropriate and are meeting our basic standards . '' He made the comments in a talk months at Crowley . Manning is being held under suspicion that he leaked classified documents .
NEW : Crowley 's exit was in the works for last week , MIT official says . Crowley says he takes responsibility for his remarks on WikiLeaks . He made the comments in a talk months at Crowley . Manning is being held under suspicion that he leaked classified documents .