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'Racist and violent', the US leak mole awaited in court

4/27/2023, 2:55:14 PM


An arsenal of weapons was found in the 21-year-old's room. On Discord he spoke about his desire to kill (ANSA)

In the past of the mole who posted the secret Pentagon papers on Discord there are racist and violent comments. 

This is what emerges from the documents filed by the Justice Department in view of the hearing of

Jack Teixeira

, expected today in a federal court in Boston.

According to the American authorities, the mole is at "serious risk of flight" and could have other information of "great value to hostile countries", reasons why he should remain in prison.


    In the documentation filed, the lawyers of the Justice Department emphasize the "racial threats" that emerged in Teixeira's past, guilty in their opinion of having also tried to destroy evidence.

"His attempts appear calculated to delay or prevent the government from realizing the extent of his conduct. Any promises he makes to stay home and cause no further harm are as good as his already broken promise to protect confidential information," the Pentagon added. the lawyers.

Furthermore, the

FBI

found an "arsenal" of weapons in his room, but also a gas mask and a military-style helmet.

The documents reveal how between 2022 and 2023 the boy spoke on Discord about his desire to kill a "lot of people" and his temptation to turn a minivan into a "killer truck", even going so far as to ask for advice on what kind Shotgun would have been better used than the rest of an SUV.

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