# Claim 231

Holder pointed to the Risen case as an example of how the department could proceed under new leak-investigation policies.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Holder pointed to the Risen case as an example of how the department could proceed under new leak-investigation policies.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Holder on the case's resolution
- About: [incident 2014-us-james-risen-subpoena-jeffrey-sterling](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2014-us-james-risen-subpoena-jeffrey-sterling)
- Source: The James Risen case and Eric Holder's tarnished press freedom legacy. https://freedom.press/issues/the-james-risen-case-and-eric-holders-tarnished-press-freedom-legacy/
- Publisher: Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2014-10-17

## Quotation from the source

> If you look at the last case involving Mr. Risen, the way in which that case was handled after the new policies were put in place [is] an example of how the Justice Department can proceed.

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