A judge in Worcester, Mass., is considering whether to detain Jack Teixeira, the Air National guardsman accused of leaking U.S. government secrets, after a hearing Thursday where federal prosecutors argued he should remain in jail pending trial.
Prosecutors argued Teixeira is a flight risk because he is a prime target for foreign governments looking for American secrets. During the trial they compared him to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents in 2013 and then fled the country.
