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He wasn't let off. They knew they could not convict him. Now they have things sewed up better. Pliant judges, extortion, secret charges, secret "evidence", sec

• boomboomsubban 5y ago
  They had all those things for Ellsberg, he was barred from presenting a defense and the judge admitted the administration attempted to bribe him. His charges were dropped because the prosecution's gross misconduct and illegal evidence collection had become national news. Without Watergate, Ellsberg would have spent years in prison.