After CBS News Firing, Catherine Herridge Held in Civil Contempt by Obama Judge for Protecting Confidential Sources in FBI Investigation Case
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Catherine Herridge, an Emmy-winning and nominated reporter known for her work on national security and intelligence, was held in civil contempt by a federal judge on Thursday for her steadfast refusal to reveal her confidential sources in a case concerning an FBI investigation.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Christopher Cooper, an appointee of Barack Obama, imposed a daily fine of $800 on Herridge. This fine, however, will be delayed to allow Herridge the opportunity to appeal the decision.
This coercive measure seeks to compel compliance with an order to testify about her sources for a series of stories published six years ago regarding a Chinese American scientist, Yanping Chen.
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