Jack Teixeira is making his first appearance in federal court Friday following his arrest in connection with the trove of leaked classified Pentagon documents posted on social media
Teixeira entered the courtroom wearing a tan shirt and pants from the detention center, as well as hiking boots. He entered the courtroom in shackles, though his hands were uncuffed before he sat down at the defense table. Nadine Pellegrini, the chief of the National Security Unit for the District of Massachusetts US Attorney’s Office, is sitting at the prosecutors’ table. The Boston courtroom is entirely full, including three people sitting on a bench reserved for family.
Worked in IT in Air National Guard Teixeira was an Airman First Class in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, where he worked as a low-ranking IT official. It’s still not clear how Teixeira had access to the classified material, and whether he was authorized to view the documents in his role as a Cyber Transport Systems journeyman. Several former high school classmates of Teixeira’s told CNN Thursday that he had a fascination with the military, guns and war.
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