An Arrest in the Classified Documents Leak

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🗓️ 13 April 2023

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Federal investigators have arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman in connection with the alleged leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman discusses what we know about the documents, the arrest, and what could be next. Further Reading: -Air Guardsman Arrested in Connection With Leaked Documents -U.S. Investigation Into Leak of Classified Pentagon Documents Focuses on Insiders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last week, the U.S. government realized that highly classified documents had apparently
0:11.4	been circulating online for months.
0:16.0	Urgent investigation by the Pentagon after classified documents related to Ukraine, Iran,
0:21.3	North Korea, and other regions were posted online.
0:24.6	This morning, there are growing concerns over the security of the United States defense
0:28.3	secrets.
0:29.3	To be the biggest leak of classified information since Edward Snowden gave classified documents
0:35.5	to journalists back in 2013.
0:38.7	The Biden administration now trying to determine the impact on national security and figure
0:43.4	out who is responsible.
0:45.4	The government immediately launched an investigation to find out who did this.
0:51.6	And today, the FBI arrested a 21-year-old airman with the Air National Guard in Massachusetts
0:58.8	for his alleged involvement.
1:03.0	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.
1:07.4	I'm Kate Leinbaw.
1:08.7	It's Thursday, April 13th.
1:16.1	Coming up on the show, the FBI makes an arrest.
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1:49.8	Our colleague, Sadie German, covers the Justice Department and has been reporting on these
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