A 21-year-old airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard was charged today under the Espionage Act. The Department of Justice says Jack Tashara, who went by Jack the Driper on Discord, started leaking classified information months ago. Why did it take so long for the government to realize what was happening to its private stuff in the most public place, the internet?
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.
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