The FBI has identified a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Jack Teixeira, as a suspect in the leak of classified intelligence documents, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Updated April 13, 2023 at 4:12 PM ET
A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Jack Teixeira, was arrested as a suspect in the recent leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents, the Department of Justice said Thursday. "FBI agents took Teixeira into custody earlier this afternoon without incident," Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters at a briefing in Washington, D.C."He will have an initial appearance at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts."first reported that the leaker worked on a U.S. military base and shared the classified documents in a group on the platform Discord.about the war in Ukraine.
Biden said he was"concerned that it happened," though he added that"there was nothing contemporaneous that I'm aware of that is of great consequence."White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was also asked about the leaks and said the White House was reviewing any national security implications.After Teixeira's arrest, Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the chair of the Armed Services Committee, said Congress would be briefed on the leak.
"More answers are still needed. There are systemic issues that need to be addressed, including protocols for how intelligence is handled, the security clearance process and how officials can prevent intelligence leaks like this from ever happening again," Reed said in a statement.
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