NYT reporter James Risen will not be forced to reveal confidential source

NYT reporter James Risen will not be forced to reveal confidential source
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Ending a years-long battle, Attorney General Eric Holder has directed that reporter James Risen not be forced to reveal a confidential source's identity, according to a senior Justice Department official who spoke with NBC News.

Risen's book, State of War, outlined the CIA's efforts to sabotage Iran's nuclear arms program. The Justice Department had been deciding whether or not to subpoena Risen about whether former CIA official Jeffrey Sterling was the source behind The New York Times reporter's information, The Washington Post notes.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.