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Abbie Hoffman — Part 12

96 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Mar 18, 1970 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 96 pages OCR'd
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roe NY 100-161445 = * "I would like to add one point to that and that... I ‘think that we are convinced that all the information that we have available today about the jury, that it was a fixed jury, that the CIA in fact tampered with the jury and we have evidence we feel that will pretty much substantiate that view. The yung lady that was the negotiator and worked out a nice agreement by the way, between all the juries nobo: would talk to the press, and then went out and sold the rights of her entire life in view of. the-trial was in fact connected with the CIA. And you see...the script and the trial were read from the beginning and the liberals like (unintelligible) well its the center of court. This ain't a Southern cracker town its the center of court, its the highest court in the land, you're going to get a fair trial.’ C. Merv Griffin Show New York City March 27, 1970 The subject appeared as a guest on the Merv Griffin Show which was aired at 11:30 FM on March 27, 1970, on WCBS-TV Channel 2, New York City with moderator MERV GRIFFIN. During the ensuing discussion the subject stated in part as follows in response to a question by the moderator as to where he went wrong: "I think I went wrong in 1960, when I lived in the House of American Activities and I went south to Mississippi, got shot a few times, and arrested a few times, and you know, went on trial a few times for like shirts and things like that and not fastening your seat belts and fnintelligible). And finally ended up in Chicago on trial for conspiracy, - to have a intention of crossing the state line in a certain state of mind. You know thats one of the most weirdest laws in history, that law for conspiracy in a state of mind to cross “etate lines with in- tention is the seme as the law ebout this shir I'm not gceing to be arrested here tonight because I'm protected here by Merv, which is the ultimate antiballistic...." ‘ ~56e5 ; , ‘ ‘ “on
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