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Abbie Hoffman — Part 12
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"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...."
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