Tellis tale isn’t a tell-all: FBI charges him with unlawful retention of classified info – not spying

Renowned scholar Ashley Tellis faces charges for unlawfully retaining national defense information and undocumented meetings with Chinese officials. The FBI’s investigation, triggered by surveillance, uncovered classified documents at his home. While the think-tank community expresses shock, many argue that meeting foreign officials is part of his role, though document handling is questioned.