Washington Post: Person behind leaked Pentagon documents worked on military base
By Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN
Updated 8:50 AM EDT, Thu April 13, 2023
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The person behind a massive leak of classified US military documents worked on a military base and posted sensitive national security secrets in an online group of acquaintances, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The Post reporting, which CNN could not independently verify, covers new ground in identifying the supposed leaker of highly classified documents – including some that paint a pessimistic US view of the war in Ukraine – and provides the first known details about who may be behind a major national security breach that has rocked Washington in recent days.
The leaker, described in the Post story as a lonely young man and gun enthusiast, was part of a chatroom of about two dozen people on Discord – a social media platform popular with video gamers – that shared a love of guns and military gear, The Post reported, citing an interview with the leaker’s friend who was also part of the group.
The friend told the Post he would not reveal the identity of the alleged leaker or their location to authorities.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/politics/pentagon-leaked-documents-military-base/index.html
