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Jury convicts CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling on all nine counts including espionage

The following post first appeared at emptywheel.net. After having deliberated for slightly over 2 days, the jury today found Jeffrey Sterling guilty of all nine counts today. I’m not surprised …

The Jeffrey Sterling CIA leak trial closing arguments: Who Is the hero, who Is the storyteller?

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. “Jeffrey Sterling was the hero of Risen’s story,” prosecutor …

Government tries to implicate CIA whistleblower in leak case with calls to CIA’s house reporter

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. The FBI Special Agent who investigated the Merlin leak, …

Government tries to convict Jeffrey Sterling for retroactively classified documents about rotary phones

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. After a week of ominous language about the dangers …

In which the government's case against CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling descends into desperation

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. Coming back into the courtroom after a break in …

Leak trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling: Merlin meets Curveball

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. “Very often you get a curveball thrown at you.” …

Government calls three former and current CIA officers to testify in Jeffrey Sterling trial

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. After opening arguments on the first day of the …

The government’s circumstantial case in the upcoming trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. Today the government and the defense presented their opening …

Government declares monopoly on right to call journalist James Risen as witness

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. As Josh Gerstein first reported, the government has …

Government wants to know potential Sterling jurors’ opinions about whistleblowers

We're republishing Marcy Wheeler's coverage of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. The following post first appeared at ExposeFacts. “Do you have any positive or negative beliefs or …