US EditionPentagon leaker Jack Teixeira speaks out from prison for 1st time
- Jack Teixeira is imprisoned for 15 years after admitting to leaking secret details about the conflict in Ukraine on the platform Discord.
- In March, he admitted guilt during a military trial for obstructing justice in connection with a negotiated agreement related to the leaks.
- Teixeira said he leaked documents to expose lies and called the war a "money grubbing war" while criticizing Biden's leadership.
- Prior to sentencing, Teixeira described himself as a patriot and claimed to be targeted by a politically motivated Department of Justice. He expressed that if his actions help preserve the lives of even a single person affected by the costly conflict involving the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine, then the consequences he faces are justified.
- His case will be reviewed through the military judicial process by default, and he has sought a pardon from President Trump.
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‘I’m a patriot’: Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira defends actions in interview
Jack Teixeira, the now 23-year-old serving a 15-year prison sentence for leaking classified documents on Discord, told “Good Morning America” in an interview published Thursday morning that he did not regret his actions, and he never intended to harm his country.
Pentagon Leaker Says He’d Do It All Again and Begs Trump for Pardon
The man who pleaded guilty to leaking top-secret military information online said he would do it all again. Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, 23, used his high-level security clearance as a cyber transport systems specialist to access classified information, which he then posted online. He pleaded guilty in a plea deal and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in November. In his first interview from prison, Teixeira to…
'I'm a patriot': Imprisoned Dighton Air National Guardsman interviewed by ABC News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The former Air National guardsman and Massachusetts native sentenced to 15 years for leaking classified information online sat down with ABC News. Jack Texeira pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to the national defense. For the first time, Teixeira spoke out from behind bars with ABC News anchor, Linsey Davis. She asked him, if he had the chance to do th…
Pentagon leaker begs Trump for pardon in jailhouse interview, calls himself ‘patriot’
‘My case was specifically politicized by the Biden administration,’ Jack Teixeira said, adding: ‘I think that I was used as a sacrificial lamb, and I was crucified to be made of as an example’
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