Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was convicted for leaking highly classified documents about the Ukrainian war, using his military court on Thursday to describe himself as a “proud patriot” in an attempt to expose what the Biden administration calls “lie.”
After pleading guilty to military charges that obstruct justice, the 23-year-old admitted that he knew his actions were illegal, but he believed he needed to share the truth about how the Biden administration seemed to mislead the American public in his opinion.
“If I even saved the lives of an American, Russian or Ukrainian to resist this meaningless money-making war, then my punishment is worth it,” he said.
Teixeira is parallel to President Donald Trump, accusing him of being a victim of the Department of Weapons Justice. He called on the Trump administration to “review my double prosecution and punishment with an eye to reverse deep actions and show the truth, no matter how embarrassing it to the Biden administration.”
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Archives – Massachusetts Air National Guard Jack Teixeira, right, appeared in the U.S. District Court in Boston on Friday, April 14, 2023. (Margaret Small via AP)
Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court last year on six counts of intentional retention and dissemination of defense information under the Gestionage Act for being arrested for sharing classified documents in discord chat rooms.
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Exposed to leaks from the world’s secret assessments of the Russian war, including information about the movement of Ukrainian troops, as well as supplies and equipment provided to Ukrainian troops. The documents also reveal an assessment of Taiwan’s defense capabilities and internal arguments from the United Kingdom, Egypt, Israel, South Korea and Japan. Teixeira also admitted to publishing information about U.S. rivals’ plans to damage U.S. military service overseas.
DIXEIRA’s DISCORD logo and National Guard Jack Teixeira are reflected in the image of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Teixeira of North Deaton, Massachusetts was an information technology expert in military communication networks. His attorney describes Teixeira as an autistic, isolated man who spends most of his time online, especially in his Discord community and has never intended to hurt the United States
File: The illustration was created on April 13, 2023 and shows the suspect, National Guard Jack Teixeira, reflected in the image of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Security violations have forced the Biden administration to scramble to curb diplomatic and military consequences. The leak also embarrassed the Pentagon, which stepped up controls to protect classified information and found that there were intentional measures needed to take the suspicious behavior of Teixeira.
