The US airman accused of leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents has been officially charged in a court appearance in Boston. Mr Teixeira was arrested by armed FBI agents at his family home in Massachusetts on Thursday.
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Apr 2023
Why Low-Ranking Soldiers Have Access to Top Secret Documents
<p>Last week, a 21-year old airman from Massachusetts, Jack Teixeira, was arrested under the Espionage Act and charged with violating federal laws by sharing top secret military documents with an online gaming group.</p><p>Dave Philipps, a military correspondent for The Times, ex ... Show More
25m 23s
Apr 2023
The Discord Leaker: The Case of the Most Unorthodox National Security Leaks in History
Last week, federal officials arrested Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, accusing him of having leaked hundreds of pages of classified Pentagon documents on a Discord server. The documents offer rare insights into the war in Ukraine and t ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2023
What We’re Learning From the Leaked Military Documents
<p>A week ago, the world discovered that dozens of classified documents from the American government had been leaked online, including highly sensitive information about Russia’s war in Ukraine and damaging revelations on American spying abroad.</p><p>David E. Sanger, a national ... Show More
27m 4s
Jun 2023
Federal indictment of Trump and an aide unsealed in classified docs probe
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump and one of his associates has been unsealed. Trump now faces 31 counts related to his handling of national defense documents after he left the presidency. His aide, Walt Nauta, faces six counts, including several obstru ... Show More
1h 34m
Apr 2023
The Pentagon documents leak
<p>Tommy and Ben discuss the massive leak of US intelligence documents and the potential global implications, a new White House report on what went wrong with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the potential repeal of the Iraq war authorization for use of military force, Preside ... Show More
1h 27m