Reporter James Risen By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department and the New York Times have had their fair share of battles in court over testifying. The latest: Fed prosecutors in Alexandria, Va., have subpoenaed Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter James Risen to testify against a former CIA operative who is awaiting trial,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — No surprise, politics is surfacing inside the beltway. The Justice Department on Friday expressed disappointment in a Congressional committee which issued a subpoena for documents from ATF on a controversial gun program, saying it had already told the committee it planned to cooperate. “We are therefore surprised and disappointed…
The subpoena has sent a message that the government is serious about getting to the bottom of the U.S. Attorney firings. By PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has subpoenaed records of former Sen. Pete Domenici, and prosecutors are preparing to interview an ex-aide to former White House political adviser Karl…
An angry ex-federal prosecutor wants to know who in the government leaked damaging information about him. And he wants a reporter to tell him who talked. The reporter is refusing. The drama continues. By Joe Swickard Detroit Free Press DETROIT — Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter declined under oath this afternoon to reveal confidential…
