hello, i m at sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, is facing potential espionage act charges. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games, and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. we really became close during the pandemic when we were all look younger than everything all day we would watch videos, play games, streamer houses, mess around, danced around and have fun. we didn t realise this year just have fun. we didn t realise this yearjust immense nature of these league until a bit later. i spoke t
the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. his name is jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachsetts air national guard. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 to 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. the group really became close during the pandemic when we were all locked down together. and every single day we would watch movies, play games, do activities together, we d stream our houses and mess around, dance and have fun. we didn t realise the sheer, just immense nature of these lea ks until a bit later. i spoke to 06 about two days ago before he gave his final goodbye to us. he signed off saying
hello. i m sumi somaskanda. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. his name is jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachsetts air national guard. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. the group really became close during the pandemic when we were all locked down together. and every single day we would watch movies, play games, do activities together, we d stream our houses and mess around, dance and have fun. we didn t realise the sheer, just immense nature of these lea ks until a bit later. i spoke to 06 about two days ago before he gave his final goodbye to us. he
so much happening. and thang us k you for joining . amateur hour. that s the focus of tonight s angle now in a small community, north dighton, massachusetts, the feds showed up in full gear. they even brought an armored vehicle all to take into custody. elon svehicle grant.orce a twenty one year old air force national guardsman. tod the justice department arrested jacayk douglas tachira in connection with ane in investigation into toalleged unauthorized removal,n retention and transmission of classified nationa l defense. information. tachira is an employee o f the united states air forcenfora national guard. we will share more informationti at the appropriate time. actually , the appropriatee l time is now. so the angle will shar ear more information and provide some much needed context. first, let s understanlet d what the biden administration is trying to do here. it s somehow tryin g to turnes in one of the worst intelligence breaches of the past two decades. th dec
southern massachusetts. he is 21, jack teixeira, assigned to the otis air national guard base on cape cod. dana: the classified documents began circulating on social media earlier this year. key intelligence on ukraine, china s role in aiding russia. sensitive intelligence on u.s. adversaries and allies and detailed secrets about pentagon and nato plans. former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe earlier calling it a black eye for the biden administration. this is bad from every angle. the fact that a 21-year-old kid let s face it living with his mother has just had a profound impact on world events and diplomatic relations in addition to the damage, the strain to relations with our allies and the propaganda win for our adversaries are the questions about the biden administration. talked about the fact they aren t taking this as seriously as they need to. bill: mark esper joins us in a moment. the news and reporting from lucas tomlinson who begins in wa