Wife of Jailed CIA Whistleblower Asks President Obama to Pardon Her Husband
Sterling is serving 3.5 years in prison after passing along classified information to a New York Times reporter.
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Politico: Eric Holder Plugs His Legacy on Leak Cases
By JOSH GERSTEIN Politico WASHINGTON — A federal jury’s decision Monday to convict a former CIA officer for leaking top-secret information to a New York Times reporter was a big win for prosecutors — and for Attorney General Eric Holder’s new approach to handling sensitive cases involving journalists. Holder decided to spare the reporter in…
NYT’s James Risen Pushes Back in Hearing on Leaks
By JOSH GERSTEIN Politico WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s plan to defuse a First Amendment showdown with a New York Times reporter over his confidential sources was nearly derailed at a court hearing Monday when the journalist rebuffed a series of questions concerning his reporting. But he eventually agreed to answer some of the queries,…
14 Pulitzer Prize Winners Ask Justice Department Not to Jail Reporter
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than a dozen Pulitzer Prize winners urged the Justice Department on Monday to stop trying to force New York Times reporter and author James Risen to identify a confidential source, the US News reports. Risen has said he’d go to jail before testifying at the trial of former CIA employee Jeffrey…