Accused Pentagon Classified Secrets Leaker Set to Plead Guilty
Jack Teixeira has been in jail since his arrest last April on six counts of illegal retention and transmission of national defense information.
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The Air National Guard technician accused of sharing highly classified information on a social media platform is expected to change his plea to guilty next week.
Jack Teixeira has been in jail since his arrest last April on six counts of illegal retention and transmission of national defense information. Federal prosecutors said his posting of classified information on Discord represented the most damaging intelligence breach in a decade.