ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena for a New York Times reporter to testify about classified documents he allegedly received from a former CIA operative who's charged with illegally leaking the information.
In a court filing late Monday, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia say they expect the reporter, James Risen, will try to quash the subpoena. Risen has not cooperated in the case against ex-CIA employee Jeffrey Sterling.
A judge previously quashed a subpoena issued to Risen earlier in the case. But prosecutors say Risen's testimony would be relevant to a jury, and that reporters enjoy no special privilege under federal law to avoid testifying.
Prosecutors allege Sterling was a source for Risen in a book about CIA operations in Iran.
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