Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty in federal court.

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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty in federal court.
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Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleaded not guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. He was indicted by a grand jury for leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform. Teixeira is accused of sharing classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other sensitive national security topics on Discord. He has been behind bars since his April arrest and faces up to 10 years in prison for each count.

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