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From the Wikipedia entry for Daniel Ellsberg (who leaked the Pentagon Papers). "Ellsberg was silenced before he could begin. According to Ellsberg, his "lawyer
by chrisbennet 10y ago
From the Wikipedia entry for Daniel Ellsberg (who leaked the Pentagon Papers).
"Ellsberg was silenced before he could begin. According to Ellsberg, his "lawyer, exasperated, said he 'had never heard of a case where a defendant was not permitted to tell the jury why he did what he did.' The judge responded: well, you're hearing one now. And so it has been with every subsequent whistleblower under indictment".[21]"