Claim 234

Prosecutors intended to ask Risen to confirm Sterling was an on-the-record source for a 2002 article.

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

Statement: Prosecutors intended to ask Risen to confirm Sterling was an on-the-record source for a 2002 article.
Field: action
Value: Prosecutors sought confirmation Sterling was a source
About: incident 2014-us-james-risen-subpoena-jeffrey-sterling
Source: Official: Prosecutors will subpoena reporter James Risen
Publisher: CBS News
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2014-01-16

Quotation from the source

They will also ask Risen to confirm that Sterling was an on-the-record source for his 2002 article