Guard airman and former president plead not guilty in separate Espionage Act cases
- Jack Teixeira has pleaded not guilty to six federal charges of leaking classified military documents according to multiple news reports.
- Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal counts related to classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago according to a report.
- If convicted, Teixeira faces up to 60 years in prison while Trump faces an uncertain legal fate.
- Legal experts say the handling of these two cases will demonstrate whether the Espionage Act is applied equally regardless of status or position.
- Teixeira and Trump have acknowledged the seriousness of the charges against them, prosecutors have said.