Mr Wilkes would like a word with you, sir.
Posted on 10/14/2025 1:19:58 PM PDT by Red Badger
A State Department contractor stole thousands of pages of “TOP SECRET” classified documents and met with Beijing officials.
Ashley Tellis, an expert on India and South Asian affairs, removed the top secret documents from secure locations and met with Chinese officials.
The classified documents were located in Tellis’s Virginia home during a raid.
“On Sept. 25, he allegedly printed U.S. Air Force documents concerning military aircraft capabilities. Federal prosecutors allege that he met with Chinese government officials multiple times over the past several years,” Fox News reported.
Prosecutors said in September 2022 that Tellis brought a manila envelope with him when he met with Chinese officials in a Virginia restaurant.
Fox News reported:
A State Department employee is accused of removing classified documents from secure locations and meeting with Chinese officials dating back to 2023.
The Justice Department said Ashley Tellis was an unpaid senior adviser to the State Department and also a contractor with the Office of Net Assessment at the Department of Defense, recently renamed the Department of War. He is considered a subject-matter expert on India and South Asian affairs in his role at the Office of Net Assessment.
Tellis began working for the State Department in 2001, court documents state. He is accused of unlawful retention of national defense information, according to an affidavit.
He held a top-secret clearance and had access to sensitive information, federal prosecutors said in court documents. He was also employed as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Newly sworn in US Attorney Lindsey Halligan charged Tellis.
Trump U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan is already firing on all cylinders.
Over the last several weeks, she charged two leading Lawfare Democrats.
This week, she charged a Chinese spy.
And she’s just getting started.
Execute. Set an example.
Time to Perdelwitz the traitors in this country.
I think this SOB should be hung from the Brooklyn Bridge by a long rope to where he dangled no more than 6’ above the traffic so millions could see him going to and from work each day!
Sounds like TREASON, must be a democrap.
Contractor or employee?
I saw everything except him being arrested.
A State Department contractor stole thousands of pages of “TOP SECRET” classified documents and met with Beijing officials.
What did he do that Hillary didn’t?
“””What did he do that Hillary didn’t?””””””””
What did he do that Hunter didn’t?
Thinking quickly, Ashley changed his name to “Joe Biden”.
It’s ALL GOOD now.
....”Ashley”....? and that’s a guy....? I have seen numerous members of the female persuasion named Ashley, but never a guy....jus’ sayin’ ......
If they knew why didn’t they try to stop him ?
Ashley is a unisex name but not common for males these days.
“Top secret classified“ is redundant . if something is top secret, it’s classified. Period.
Mr Wilkes would like a word with you, sir.
“A State Department contractor...removed the top secret documents from secure locations...U.S. Air Force documents concerning military aircraft capabilities.”
Why should the State Dept. have Air Force documents?
At most the State Dept. should have is a list of AF questions.
“locations”
multiple security lapses
Why do you need to see this document?
Who signed the documents out of the safes with him?
“Ashley J. Tellis is the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security and U.S. foreign and defense policy with a special focus on Asia and the Indian subcontinent.”
Why would an India lover provide documents to China?
You might say cash, but India and China have a dispute.
Publicly.
Another traitor and still no firing squad in sight.
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