A Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking secret military papers has challenged a judge’s decision for him to remain behind bars, pointing to the pretrial release of former United States President Donald Trump and others charged in high-profile classified documents cases.A magistrate judge ruled in May that Jack Teixeira, 21, must remain in custody while his case plays out. In his ruling, the judge found Teixeira may pose a flight risk or obstruct justice. Teixeira’s lawyers are now asking a different judge to reverse that decision.In court papers filed on Monday, the defence lawyers argued that Teixeira has no financial ability or incentive to flee and claimed the government “greatly over-exaggerates Mr Teixeira’s risk to national security”.
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