Watch again: DoJ addresses classified documents leak after arrest of Airman Jack Teixeira

Watch again as the Department of Justice addressed classified documents leak after the arrest of Airman Jack Teixeira.

Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, has been identified by investigators, senior law enforcement sources told The New York Times and Washington Post.

The FBI confirmed it has “made an arrest and is continuing to conduct authorized law enforcement activity at a residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts,” amid a media report a suspect in the leak of classified has been identified.

It comes after Joe Biden told reporters in Dublin, Ireland, during his four-day visit that the US government was closing in on the leaker.

Hundreds of pages of classified military intelligence have been shared with an online gaming group before becoming public in a string of disclosures last week, including those covering Ukraine and Russia.

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