A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested in the leak of highly classified military documents is expected in federal court as the Justice Department prepares to outline the criminal case against him.
WASHINGTON --
Jack Teixeira, 21, was arrested by heavily armed tactical agents on Thursday following a weeklong criminal investigation into the disclosure of highly sensitive government records, an alarming breach that exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments on the war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other top national security issues.
The Biden administration has scrambled to contain the potential diplomatic and military fallout from the leaks since they were first reported last week, moving to assure allies and assess the scope of damage. The leak is believed to have started on a site called Discord, a social media platform popular with people playing online games and where Teixeira is believed to have posted for years about guns, games and his favorite memes - and, according to some chatting with him, closely guarded U.S. secrets. Discord has said it was cooperating with the investigation.In previous Associated Press stories, the leaker was identified as "the O.G." by a member of the online chat group.
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