Jack Tashira, 21, is a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and works on cyber security issues. He comes from a family that has longstanding ties to the specific intelligence wing. Friends say he was very concerned about world events but disagreed with several occasions such as Waco and Ruby Ridge. The Washington Post says it spoke to a friend of the alleged leaker who said this about his friend.
Federal officials have charged a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard with posting a trove of classified documents online. Politico’s Erin Banco explains.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Haleema Shah with help from Amina Al-Sadi. It was edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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