Did the Press Find the Leaker Before Law Enforcement? Or Did the Law Use the Press To Flush Him Out?

Accused leaker Jack Teixeira, 21, is arrested shortly after the New York Times showed up at his mother’s doorstep, with Teixeira then arriving at the house in a pickup truck.

AP/Evan Vucci
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice Thursday. AP/Evan Vucci

The press appears to have discovered the identity of the young man who released highly classified information related to national security — and published his name — before he was arrested.  

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