The 21-year-old accused leaker has remained jailed since he was arrested last month.
They argued he would not flee, as he did not when the news of his alleged leaks grew to be national news, court papers show.
The cyber transport systems specialist allegedly shared hundreds of highly classified government documents to a Discord closed online chat group, including those related to the Ukraine war and other national security matters.Jack Teixeira was taken into custody by armed tactical agents on Thursday, April 13.He was charged under the Espionage Act with unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information.
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