Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Pleads Not Guilty

The suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington on April 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Accused Pentagon top secret document leaker Jack Teixeira has pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges that a conviction on could send the former Air National Guard member to prison for many years.

Teixeira, 21, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to national defense.