FBI arrests 21-year-old Air Force guardsman in Pentagon docs leak case

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

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The FBI arrested 21-year-old Air Force guardsman Jack Teixeira in connection with the leaking of classified national defense information. A source tells CNN the suspect was under surveillance for at least a couple days before his arrest. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe joins AC360 to discuss the investigation and how Teixeira would have access to such sensitive information.

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0:00.0	Good evening.
0:01.8	It has been a stunning day for this country's national security, stunning in that the individual
0:06.0	arrested today in connection with one of the most serious intelligence leaks for the United
0:09.5	States since Edward Snowden is just 21 years old, stunning that Airman First Class Jack
0:14.9	Tashera, a junior enlisted member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, may have had access to
0:20.1	some of the country's secrets and striking that the leaked material first surfaced online
0:24.8	in a venue widely used by gamers in a group the suspect led possibly for the benefit
0:30.4	of just a few dozen members.
0:32.2	There's a lot to cover tonight.
0:33.6	CNS Jason Carroll starts us off in the suspects hometown.
0:36.8	So how did authorities identify this person and how did the arrest unfold?
0:41.7	Well, let's start with the arrest Anderson.
0:44.1	It happened here in Dytton, Massachusetts, just south of Boston.
0:48.0	You can see law enforcement still here on Maple Street.
0:51.4	This is the street where the suspect Jack Tashera lived with his mother.
0:55.8	The arrest went down late this afternoon.
0:59.4	Cameras were up above as it all happened.
1:02.0	You could see the suspect being taken into custody by the FBI, hands above his head wearing
1:07.7	red shorts, slowly backing into the custody of FBI agents.
1:12.8	Also want to let you know what we know about the suspect so far.
1:16.9	His full name Jack Douglas Tashera.
1:20.2	He's 21 years old, member of the Air National Guard, Airman First Class, his duty title,
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