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Accused Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira should be detained before trial, Justice Dept. argues
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The Justice Department argued Wednesday night that accused Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira must remain in detention before he is tried on charges related to his alleged unlawful retention and transmission of national defense and classified documents.
In a detention memo filed with the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, prosecutors presented several reasons that the 21-year-old member of the Air National Guard should not be released to the custody of his father before his trial. Teixeira's detention hearing is to be held Thursday.
Investigators say they found evidence that Teixeira attempted to thwart the investigation into his alleged leaks; included in the prosecutors' memo are samples of over 40,000 messages they say Teixeira sent on Discord — many about the allegedly leaked documents.
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