Marjorie Taylor Greene defends suspect in leaked classified docs probe
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Link copied April 14, 2023, 3:26 AM UTC By Zoe Richards
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday defended the man arrested in connection with a high-profile investigation into leaked classified documents.
In a tweet just hours after the FBI arrested Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, 21, Greene, R-Ga., praised his alleged actions and implied President Joe Biden was "the real enemy."
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"Jake Teixeira is white, male, christian, and antiwar. That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime. And he told the truth about troops being on the ground in Ukraine and a lot more," Greene, a member of the Homeland Security Committee, said on Twitter. "Ask yourself who is the real enemy?"
Her comments were at odds with remarks from the handful of Republicans who weighed in on the arrest by praising law enforcement and calling for accountability over the leak.
Federal authorities continue to investigate the leak, which exposed U.S. intelligence about Russian efforts in Ukraine and spying on American allies.
Greene's remarks were met with backlash from some Democrats.
David Axelrod, the chief strategist of Barack Obama's presidential campaigns, called Greene's tweet about Teixeira "truly nuts," while Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., accused her of siding with one of the country's "biggest traitors."
House Speaker Kevin "McCarthy's top lieutenant is siding with one of the biggest traitors America has seen," tweeted Swalwell, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee with Greene. "I'm sorry, Marge, being white, male, and Christian is not license to betray your country and put the lives of thousands at risk. But this wouldn't be the first time she sided with traitors."
In 2020, Greene tweeted that then-President Donald Trump should pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted on criminal charges after WikiLeaks published thousands of secret U.S. files, and Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed U.S. surveillance programs.
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Teixeira is a racist, anti-Semitic traitor who hates America. Of course, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson love him. He's like a poster boy for the right wing lunatic fringe.
This may be a good example of how both sides can get a little extreme. Each is trying to characterize the suspect on extreme terms, not yet supported by evidence. For example:
So he’s a “truth teller?” A whistle blower? There’s no evidence for that. (There’s also no evidence this military volunteer is anti-war)
There are official channels for whistle blowing. There’s no evidence yet, that he sought out any of them. He could have also gone to the press. He didn’t. You don’t “tell the truth” the way she is describing by shooting your mouth off to the dudes on the internet. He’s no hero.
Example from the other side:
Ok, there’s not much evidence this guy was trying to make war on the United States or anything like that. He’s barely, arguably a traitor. He sure as hell isn’t one of the country’s biggest traitors. Give me a break. More like he’s a clown. A moron. A fool.
This seems to be a textbook case of the truth laying somewhere in the middle, but in today’s political climate, only the extremes seem to be worth anyone’s time. So I guess this guy will either get a parade or the firing squad.
I think that you nailed it Tacos.
The actual facts are that he knowingly removed very classified material and published it on a website. He, like all others that have/had a TS clearance, knows the consequences of doing that. His motives matter little except for the fact that he will not, IMO be tried for treason but he is going to do some very hard time and his life is ruined.
From what has been released much of this is quite damaging to the US.