Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to fifteen years in jail

A choose on Tuesday sentenced former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira to fifteen years in jail for leaking categorized Pentagon paperwork on social media. The 22-year-old pleaded responsible to 6 counts of violating the Espionage Act in March. CBS News Justice Department reporter Robert Legare has extra.

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