A judge is deciding if Jack Teixeira should be held in jail until his trial. The Justice Department said in its investigation that Teixeira used his government computer to look up mass shootings and government standoffs.
about why Teixeira had such a high security clearance and access to some of the nation's most classified secrets.
Teixeira entered his hearing in Worcester in orange prison garb, smiling at his father in the front row. His handcuffs were removed before he sat down and put back on when he was taken out.FBI arrests Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira in probe of classified document leaks The defense asserted Teixeira no longer has access to any top-secret information and had accused prosecutors of providing "little more than speculation that a foreign adversary will seduce Mr. Teixeira and orchestrate his clandestine escape from the United States."Pentagon leak update: 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Jack Texeria arrested | LiveNOW from FOX
He remains a grave threat to national security and a flight risk, prosecutors wrote. Investigators are still trying to determine whether he kept any physical or digital copies of classified information that hasn't surfaced yet. His lawyers argued in court papers that appropriate conditions can be set for his release even if the court finds him to be a flight risk — such as confinement at his father's home and location monitoring.
The leaked documents appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine and U.S. intelligence assessments regarding U.S. allies that could strain ties with those nations. The Justice Department said it also learned through its investigation that Teixeira used his government computer in July to look up mass shootings and government standoffs, including the terms "Ruby Ridge," "Las Vegas shooting," "Mandalay Bay shooting," "Uvalde" and "Buffalo tops shooting" — an apparent reference to the 2022 racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.
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