Jack Teixeira: suspect in Pentagon leaks charged under Espionage Act – as it happened

Member of air national guard, 21, accused of leaking sensitive documents pertaining to US intelligence

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This is not just about taking home documents," US attorney general Merrick Garland said about the Pentagon leaks.

This is about ... both the unlawful retention and transmission of the documents ... There are very serious penalties associated with that. People who sign agreements to be able to receive classified documents acknowledge the importance to national security of not disclosing those documents and we intend to send that message to our national security," he added.

The first public reporting regarding the Government Information appeared on or around April 6, 2023. Accordingly, there is reason to believe that Texeira was searching for classified reporting regarding the US Intelligence Community's assessment of the identity of the individual who transmitted classified national defense information to include the Government Document," it added.