US guardsman pleads guilty to leaking military secrets

Jack Teixeira smiled at his father before being led out of the courtroom (Margaret Small via AP)

Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira has pleaded guilty in US federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine and other national security secrets.

Teixeira’s plea agreement with prosecutors calls for a prison sentence between 11 and nearly 17 years. Prosecutors plan to seek the high end of the range, according to the agreement.