Key takeaways:
- The US Department of Justice has taken into custody 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, the main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war.
- Teixeira is believed to be the leader of a Discord chat group where the documents were posted.
- The US Department of Justice is continuing to investigate the incident and is urging anyone with information to contact the FBI.
The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that federal agents have taken into custody a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who is the main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war.
Attorney General Merrick Garland identified the guardsman as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira and said he would be charged with the unauthorized removal of classified national defense information.
Teixeira is believed to be the leader of a Discord chat group where the documents were posted, according to multiple US officials. The leaked documents included detailed intelligence assessments of allies and adversaries alike, including the state of the war in Ukraine.
The Pentagon has begun to limit who across the government receives its highly classified daily intelligence briefs following the leak. FBI agents converged Thursday at Teixeira’s Massachusetts residence and took him into custody.
The US Department of Justice is continuing to investigate the incident and is urging anyone with information to contact the FBI. Teixeira is expected to appear in court in the coming days.
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