Category: Jake Teixeira

Pentagon Announces New Security Policies After Classified Docs Leak

April 24, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced new policies to safeguard sensitive information following the most serious leak of U.S. classified material in a decade. The new measures were unveiled on April 24 by Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder at a DoD press conference. In his statement, Ryder confirmed that…

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House Committee Chairmen Demand Answers From Defense Chief Austin After Classified Documents Leak

April 18, 2023
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The chairmen of the House Armed Services and House Intelligence committees are demanding answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after a major leak of top secret military documents. “The world has watched as classified national security secrets leaked widely and precipitously across the internet. The unauthorized disclosures appear extensive,” House Armed Service Committee Chairman Mike…

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Rep. Greene Defends Suspected Pentagon Leaker, Says ‘He Told the Truth’

April 14, 2023
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) defended a National Guardsman who is accused of leaking a series of highly classified U.S. intelligence materials, saying that he “told the truth.” On April 13, federal law enforcement arrested 21-year-old Jake Teixeira for the largest leak of U.S. intelligence since 2013, when Edward Snowden revealed the National Security Agency’s…

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