Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira to remain in custody until trial.

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Massachusetts Air National Guard member, Jack Teixeira, charged with leaking highly classified military documents will remain in jail while he awaits trial. The judge cited Teixeira’s “fascination with guns,” disturbing online statements, and admonitions by Teixeira’s military superiors about his handling of sensitive information before his arrest. Teixeira is accused of sharing classified military documents on Discord, a social media platform popular with people playing online games. He has been behind bars since his April 13 arrest on charges, under the Espionage Act, of unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information.
- Guardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial The Associated Press
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- Jack Teixeira, Accused Classified-Document Leaker, Ordered to Stay in Custody The Wall Street Journal
- Intel leak suspect caught twice taking notes about classified documents MSNBC
- Feds holding alleged Discord leaker Jack Teixeira until trial Military Times
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