This Is How A Police State Protects “Secrets” - Marcy Wheeler/Salon

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85. that's just speculation

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...you can argue all you want that the defense demanding Risen take the stand would have swayed the jury in Sterling's favor, but there was no guarantee that Risen would have revealed ANY source on the stand. Speculating how the jury would have regarded that potential stonewall by Risen and concluding that it would exonerate Sterling is hogwash.

It's more interesting how the government sought to limit Risen's testimony at first, then pleaded with the judge to exclude him entirely from testifying. Even more interesting is the fact that NONE of the prosecution's arguments come anywhere close to the circumstantial reasoning you're using to find him guilty for not insisting that Risen take the stand. It's absurd logic, at best - diverting disinformation, at the worst.