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ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN Hoffman stated that his trial in Chicago was like going to school where they had recess morning and afternoon and time out for lunch. He added that he was not being tried bY a jury of his peers and claimed that all jurors were seated without being questioned except to be asked if they could return & fair verdict. He sonsidered the jurors to be a group of fat, middle-aged individuals and he had no hope of a not guilty verdict being returned. He stated he does not hold the judge or the court in high esteem, Hoffman atated the present trial in Chicago was nothing but a harassment of a cultural revolution and the only thing for which anyone could be found guilty of would be contempt. He referred to the judge at his present trial as the "Ranging Judge." He further stated that Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party (BPP) did not know he was going to Chicago when arrested as he did not know what he had done. He stated that Seale only gave one fifteen-minute speech and for this ia on trial, Hoffman invited people to protest the Vietnam War on November 15, 1969, in Washington, D. C. They would parade at 5:00 P.M. on that date upon leaving Moratorium Rally and wis See SE Se ee Se Se march to the Justice Department. Hoffman stated that he believed in free food, free clothing, everything free and shared by all in the community. He was asked by an unidentified newspaper reporter if he meant Communism and his reply was "Call it what you like." He also referred to his press conference as being held where the revolutionary processes started in this country and inferred that his form of a revolution was a continuation of the original American Revolution. He atated that the purpose of his appearance at the ‘Minuteman Status was to obtain a following and financial backing for his trial in Chicago. He stated he needed a lot of "bread and “needed $50,000. just to bribe the judge."