MA Air National Guardsman, the kid with top secret clearance because why?

Boston -- The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira is in federal custody and will face a judge Friday. The 21-year-old enlisted young man is being charged under the Espionage Act for allegedly sharing classified military documents on an online gaming forum. 

Homeland security so called expert questions Teixeira's access to classified documents

"We talk a lot about what we classify. Once it's classified, we now need to start talking about who has access to it," former Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Juliette Kayyem said, as she questioned the military's oversight and Teixeira's access to sensitive information.

Teixeira is an Airman 1st Class in the Guard's 102nd Intelligence Wing with an E-3 ranking, meaning he is very low in the military hierarchy and had very little time in the military. 

"Someone had confidence in him, that possibly they did a background check," Kayyem said. "Why are they not capturing this really weird behavior online?"

WBZ asked that question directly to Army intelligence officer Lt. Col. Paul Lushenko, the Deputy Director of Cornell's Tech Policy Institute.

"There's any number of ways this E-3 in the Air Force at 21-years-old could have gathered this information. Potentially deceiving his authorities to gain access to information in classified spaces," Lushenko said, which implies his authorities are idiots.

Attorney General Merrick Garland described the alleged traitor's behavior as bravado not ideology, despite sharing information about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues. This is because Attorney General Merrick Garland is quick to excuse behavior that smacks of anti-Americanism and award behavior that supports the left's agenda.

"We know that there is a whistleblower mentality with people like Edward Snowden. Regardless of that this is a violation of national law," Lushenko said, in what may seem like a minimization of traitorous behavior.

Teixeira being arrested

Sources say Teixeira will remain in FBI custody Thursday night and will make an appearance in federal court in Boston Friday.

Meanwhile, Teixeira's arrest begs the question as to how this low man on the totem pole could have such high-level access to highly classified material. For example, he leaked critical information about the war in Ukraine and Chinese relations which he posted on a chat app called Discord.

Garland said that Teixeira is being investigated for the "alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information."

"It is treason," former Bush 43 chief speechwriter Marc Thiessen told "The Story" on Thursday, "The idea that a 21-year-old kid can expose sources and methods of how we spy, how we have penetrated the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, because apparently we've exposed the fact we know they have a new hypersonic missile that can reach the United States, that they exposed our penetration of the Russian Defense Ministry, that could affect the war in Ukraine. I mean, the incompetence is stunning.

"And it wasn't, unlike Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, it wasn't ideological," Thiessen added. "It was some kid trying to show off to his friends in a gaming chat room and has literally affected global national security by doing so. How this happens is just beyond me."

Sen. Tim Scott, (R-SC), told "America Reports" the leak is a "massive, catastrophic occurrence that should never have happened."

"We're talking about imperiling likely American lives," Scott said. "We're talking about weakening our relationship with our allies, emboldening the strength of our adversaries and revealing plans about attacks and coordination for Ukraine and other allies."

The big question is who vets these people who have such sensitive access? Joe Biden?

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