Suspect in leak of classified Pentagon documents pleads not guilty

Teixeira, 21, was indicted earlier this month on several counts of knowingly retaining and transmitting classified information relating to national defense.

Jack Teixeira was arrested by police. Photo: Reuters

The suspect is accused of sharing classified military documents on Discord. The documents include detailed intelligence assessments of US allies and adversaries, including the state of the war in Ukraine.

According to prosecutors, Teixeira, a junior airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 102nd Intelligence Wing, began posting information about the documents online around December 2022 and posted photos of the documents starting in January.

Teixeira's lawyers argued in court that their client had no idea that the classified information he posted on the social network Discord would continue to spread across the internet and criticized prosecutors for exaggerating the danger to national security.

Teixeira's next hearing is scheduled for August 9.

Trung Kien (according to CNN)

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