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Abbie Hoffman — Part 8
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. oN RENNIE DAVIS, LEE WEINER, JOHN FROINES, DAVID
DELLINGER and the subject, all defendats in the Conspiracy
Eight trial, were also in attendance,
The attorneys observed that this was the first
prosecution under the Anti-Riot Laws Statutes of 1968, and
was the first time in history that people would be tried
for having a "state of mind" without accompanying overt
acts. It was observed that thisstatus of law constituted
animminent threat to freedom of everyone in the country
and that the trial would be directed to bring this point
across as well as to prove the city administration of
Ss Mayor RICHARD J. DALEY of Chicago, with certain unidentifed
wp. members of the federal government, had actually conspired
? ° to deter .° and prevent demonstrations in Chicago at the
time of the DMC in 1965. This activity was a true conspiracy
_ and those individuals should be criminally tried for the
coats ; results of their acts.
WEINGLASS and KUNSTLER stated they had reason to
believe, and in fact, believed their phone lines had been
tapped by the federal government because, within.five days
after they had talked with people concerning the conspiracy
trial, the FBI had called upon the people they had conversed
with.
The subject stated the defendants in the trial
represent not just themselves but black liberation, cultural
revolution and new left political application ,with all
people having the right of self determination.
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