Andrey Norkin also compared Teixeira to Julian Assange and Edward Snowden during his show on Russia's NTV channel.
In the Fox News segment, Carlson criticized how CNN described Teixeira as a"criminal" rather than a"whistle blower." Carlson also lambasted the media for backing U.S. government requests to keep classified documents out of the public eye.
"He said the mainstream media is turning Teixeira into the worst traitor—for what?" Norkin said, referring to the Fox anchor's commentsby Russian state media for leaning towards the Kremlin's point of view. This photo illustration created shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. He has been arrested, suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive U.S. government secrets, including about the Ukraine war."Carlson said it's because the guy told the truth about what is happening in Ukraine," added Norkin.
Norkin suggested that with a potential 10-year sentence for each of the charges, whose total number is unknown,"several thousand years in prison are basically guaranteed."
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