The main reason it’s a risk is because it allows new evidence to be introduced into the record to check his story. Did you say X? (Yes/no/maybe) Well here’s an

The main reason it’s a risk is because it allows new evidence to be introduced into the record to check his story. Did you say X? (Yes/no/maybe) Well here’s an interview you have where you said the opposite. Now a magazine article is part of the court record and can be weighed along with the other evidence.