In Brief: Identifying the Pentagon Leak Perpetrator (with Aric Toler)

Preet speaks with Bellingcat reporter Aric Toler about the effort he led to reveal the identity of the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard accused of publishing top-secret Pentagon documents on social media. References & Supplemental Materials: “The Airman Who Gave Gamers a Real Taste of War,” NYT, 4/13/23 “The FBI Called Me”: Meet Aric Toler, the Bellingcat Sleuth Who Helped The New York Times Find Suspected Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira,” Vanity Fair , 4/18/23 “From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak,” Bellingcat, 4/9/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider . Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices