6/20/2023 0 Comments Risen by Christine James![]() Risen’s testimony last week “laid to rest any doubt concerning whether he will ever disclose his source or sources,” prosecutors said. In its motion Monday, federal prosecutors in Alexandria said Risen had “made one point abundantly clear, testifying repeatedly that if called as a witness at trial, he would refuse to answer questions that go to the heart of the case,” regardless of the punishment he might face. Still, Risen said that he would not identify his sources or even say where he was when he received the information. ![]() The reporter later changed his mind after a prosecutor showed him years-old affidavits in which he’d answered the same questions. Risen initially refused to respond directly to even general questions about the case, such as whether he had confidentiality agreements with sources while doing the reporting for “State of War.” In a pretrial hearing last week, lawyers for both sides attempted to gauge which questions, if any, Risen would be willing to answer. ![]() Jury selection for Sterling’s trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday. ![]()
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