{"id":39996,"date":"2025-03-13T19:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/03\/13\/pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-to-obstructing-justice\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:24:23","slug":"pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-to-obstructing-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/03\/13\/pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-to-obstructing-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEDFORD, Mass. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/03\/10\/court-martial-convenes-for-pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Teixeira<\/a>, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member who caused an international uproar when he leaked highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday and called himself a \u201cproud patriot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a 10-minute address, Teixeira said he was \u201cexposing and correcting the lies that were perpetrated by President Biden and force-fed to the American people\u201d about the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe the Department of Justice was politicized against President Trump and myself,\u201d added Teixeira, who said he acted alone. He called on Trump and members of his administration to reverse his convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I saved one American, Russian or Ukrainian life in this money-grabbing war, my punishment was worth it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge agreed to the plea deal, which calls for dishonorable discharge and no jail time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teixeira was already sentenced last year to 15 years in prison after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home\/2024\/03\/04\/pentagon-leak-suspect-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-in-federal-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">pleading guilty in federal court<\/a>&nbsp;to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act, following his arrest in the most consequential national security breach in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military prosecutors said before the court-martial at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts that charges of disobeying orders and obstructing justice were appropriate given that obeying orders is the \u201cabsolute core\u201d of the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teixeira\u2019s lawyer, Lt. Col. Bradley Poronsky, argued Monday that the obstructing justice charge should either be dismissed or go unpunished, saying it amounts to double jeopardy because it already factored into Teixeira\u2019s November sentencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plea agreement was accepted by both sides that drops the disobeying orders charge. Teixeira pleaded guilty to the obstruction charge, admitting that he used a hammer to destroy a cellphone, a computer hard drive and an iPad after seeing some news reports of the leaked documents. He also admitted to telling his friend to destroy messages exchanged on a communication app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was scared about a potential law enforcement investigation into me and my friends,\u201d he said in court Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the sentencing phase began, Teixeira\u2019s parents said he took an early interest in the military as a child. His father, also named Jack Teixeira, described him as \u201ca good kid, energetic, intelligent, and quirky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When his son decided to join the military, \u201cI was excited about it,\u201d the elder Teixeira said. \u201cIt was a good option for Jack.\u201d He said it gave him direction and the chance to see the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe made a mistake,\u201d his mother, Dawn Dufault, said. \u201cEveryone makes mistakes. He\u2019s my son, I love him. He deserves a second chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaks exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, including information about troop movements in Ukraine, and the provision of supplies and equipment to Ukrainian troops. The leaked documents also revealed assessments of the defense capabilities of Taiwan and internal arguments in Britain, Egypt, Israel, South Korea and Japan. 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