Senior State Department Adviser Arrested, Accused of Taking Top Secret Docs, Meeting with Chinese

A sign outside the U.S. State Department in Washington on July 11, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A senior adviser to the U.S. State Department has been arrested and accused of taking thousands of top-secret documents and meeting with Chinese officials, according to court documents filed by the Department of Justice on Oct. 13.

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