The US government has arrested a 21-year-old national guardsman on suspicion of leaking sensitive government secrets.
Jack Teixeira, an employee of the US Air Force National Guard, was taken into custody following a week-long investigation into one of the most damaging leaks of classified information since the 2013 dump of National Security Agency documents by Edward Snowden.
The arrest was broadcast live on TV networks, and footage showed the suspect being taken into custody by rifle-armed, camouflage-clad law enforcement personnel.
The suspect has been charged with the unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information.
Reacting, US President, Joe Biden Said “I’m not worried about the leak, but I’m concerned that it happened. But I don’t know anything there that would be of great importance.”