Pentagon Leaker Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty

Pentagon Leaker Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty
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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Teixeira is a dangerous criminal who violated his oath and betrayed the US government by leaking classified and extremely sensitive national security information on social media. He is a traitor and an obvious threat to national security, and should be treated as such by prosecutors.

Establishment-critical narrative

While Teixeira is obviously to blame for the leak, much of the harm could have been mitigated if his superiors had reported his misuse of classified information and worrying behavior sooner. This is another example of systemic problems plaguing the Massachusetts Air National Guard.


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