When Do The Media Become Complicit In Criminal Leaking, Perjury, or Obstruction of Justice?
There is no privilege in the law that protects criminal activity. Not for lawyers, not for priests, not for doctors — and not for journalists. And I believe it unlikely that the Supreme Court would create one with this case. So Cooper and Miller will very probably have to decide whether to defy the law – and go to jail – or testify before the grand jury. They should testify: What a shame it would be if they were to go to jail to protect law-breakers in the White House. Indeed, if they do not testify, they are arguably complicit in the crimes that the Special Counsel believes have occurred. There must be a line: At some point, in protecting sources committing crimes, newspersons themselves become complicit in those crimes. Protecting a source whom a reporter learns has lied (or obstructed justice) strikes me as being across that line. If Miller and Cooper have not crossed the line, they certainly have their toes on it. Could the Supreme Court Become Complicit In Bush Administration Mis
