The FBI has arrested the person responsible for the leak of classified documents that has plagued the U.S. government for several weeks.
The 21 year old man, Jack Teixeira, would indeed be responsible for having published on Reddit classified documents of the Pentagon.
Attorney General Garland indeed confirmed that the young man, who was part of the Massassuchetts Air National Guard, was arrested in connection with “an investigation into allegations of unauthorized deletion, retention and transmission of classified national defense information.”
A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested by the FBI in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online, according to a US official familiar with the matter https://t.co/hdrZ8J7sw1 pic.twitter.com/y0aZsnfB9I
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2023
Jack Teixeira was a member of a Reddit group formed during the pandemic, and according to CNN, a source who was part of that group says the document leak had been going on for several months, not a few weeks as authorities report.
Former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs explains to CNN's @jaketapper how a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard arrested in connection with stolen Pentagon documents may have gotten access to them. pic.twitter.com/hiCwA1zHDC
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2023
These are certainly troubling revelations that show only the tip of the iceberg in this story that is far from over!