Leak suspect ‘had been warned about handling of classified information’

Leak suspect ‘had been warned about handling of classified information’
An artist’s drawing of Jack Teixeira, right, appearing in court in Boston (Margaret Small/AP)

Superiors of the US airman charged with leaking highly classified military documents raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information, according to a court filing.

Justice Department lawyers made the disclosure in court papers urging a magistrate judge to keep Jack Teixeira behind bars while he awaits trial in the case stemming from the most consequential intelligence leak in years.

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