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Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source
AP ^ | February 29, 2024 | ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Posted on 02/29/2024 5:11:26 PM PST by george76

A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington imposed a fine of $800 per day until Herridge complies, but the fine will not go into effect immediately to give her time to appeal.

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“Herridge and many of her colleagues in the journalism community may disagree with that decision and prefer that a different balance be struck, but she is not permitted to flout a federal court’s order with impunity,” wrote Cooper, who was nominated to the bench by former President Barack Obama.

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Herridge, who was recently laid off by CBS News, published an investigative series for Fox News in 2017 that examined Chen’s ties to the Chinese military and raised questions about whether the scientist was using a professional school she founded in Virginia to help the Chinese government get information about American servicemembers.

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Philbin, who served as deputy White House counsel during the Trump administration, has said that forcing Herridge to turn over her sources “would destroy her credibility and cripple her ability to play a role in bringing important information to light for the public.”

Philbin also told the judge that disclosing the identity of Herridge’s sources raises national security concerns, writing in court papers that there is a “serious risk” that Chen “was involved in making information about U.S. military members available” to the Chinese.

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To: VetoBill
"CBS didn’t find the files they were hoping to when they seized her documents after they fired her. That means the government is afraid she has personal files tucked away so they need a reason to raid her."

Posted before I read this. I agree. But I suspect a raid won't turn up anything. (The more I think about this, it has a lot of resemblance to to Mar a Lago raid).

41 posted on 03/01/2024 5:16:02 AM PST by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: george76

I hold TYRANTS IN BLACK in contempt.

42 posted on 03/01/2024 6:39:54 AM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Indeed! THEIR REACTION is very telling and makes them look extremely corrupt.


43 posted on 03/01/2024 6:59:23 AM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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“THEIR REACTION is very telling and makes them look extremely corrupt.”

Indeed. The reason it makes them “look extremely corrupt” is because they are extremely corrupt.

But we already knew that.

What is more troublesome is that they know it makes them look extremely corrupt and either don’t care or, worse, want it to be known.


44 posted on 03/01/2024 10:10:37 AM PST by unlearner (I, Robot: I think I finally understand why Dr. Lanning created me... ;-)
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To: unlearner

Apparently they JAIL those who they think don’t have all the info...just lock them up to keep them off their trail. In her case, they want to know who her sources are to remove them from being a threat to the DEEP STATE. They MURDER those who have put the pieces together. Danny Casolaro unavailable for comment.

https://youtu.be/mHcBh4EBudk?si=1xvXUFc1tVP6Moon


45 posted on 03/01/2024 11:03:14 AM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: george76

Unbelievable! 😡


46 posted on 03/01/2024 11:03:48 AM PST by nutmeg (FJB)
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fascist judge waited to impose contempt fine AFTER Herridge was no longer employed by CBS and therefore vulnerable as an individual without the backing by a wealthy corporation ...


47 posted on 03/01/2024 4:06:17 PM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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