There has been so much information zooming past us in the news cycle of the last few days (continuing intelligence leaks; an epic court battle over medication abortion; rioting in France) that it’s easy to underestimate the significance of what happened in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
What is a 21 year old doing having access to such sensitive materials?? Baffles the mind…
Good question, Carolyn. I just finished watching this segment on the PBS Newshour. Evidently, the young man is an IT specialist charged with protecting classified docs and required top secret clearance in order to do his job. Amazing to think that a 21-year-old journeyman could be put in that position. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/guardsman-accused-of-leaking-classified-information-charged-under-espionage-act