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Bighth, in the Abscam case tried in Philadelphia, US v. Jannotti et al., Judge Fullam had conducted further "due process" hearings after the convictions and had found reasons for dismissing the indictments there. US v. Jannotti, 501 F Supp 1182 (ED Pa 1980) (appeal pending) .. See discus- sion of Judge Fullam's decision in section VII, infra. In the course of his "due process" hearings, Judge Fullam at many points foreclosed testimony about the New York cases, and restricted his inquiry to matters that bore directly upon the Philadelphia phase of Abscam, a phase - that focused primarily on local officials during a period of some 10 days at the very end of the investigation. | In the present Gases, which involved elected federal offi- cials engaged in activities over some seven months, the need for a more wide-ranging inquiry seemed compelling. In short, the procedures followed by this court — and the rulings made throughout the course of the due process. hearings were guided by a sensitive concern for the rights | of these defendants, an awareness of the unsettled legal . principles governing disposition of defendants claims, and an appreciation of the public importance of the Abscam investigation in general and the conduct of these defendants “in particular. Together, these factors persuaded the court that wherever possible, consistent with legitimate govern- mental needs for continued secrecy, open disclosure of