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Samuel L. Popkin, assistant professor of Government, received notice Wednesday from federal agents that he must again submit to questioning by the jury which is investigating Daniel Ellsberg '52 and the Pentagon papers leak. He will appear next Wednesday...
That the government has subpoenaed many of these people for as-yet-undefined purposes is best illustrated by its treatment of three witnesses: Samuel Popkin, an assistant professor of Government at Harvard, and two of Ellsberg's in-laws. In each case the witness refused to answer any questions beyond routine formalities of name and address. At that point, Vincent could have offered each witness immunity from prosecution in the case; if the witness still refused to answer, he would have been jailed. But it is likely that the government would grant immunity only if it knew precisely what information...
That the government has subpoenaed many of these people for as-yet-undefined purpose is best illustrated by its treatment of three witnesses: Samuel Popkin, an assistant professor of Government at Harvard, and two of Ellsberg's in-laws. In each case, the witness refused to answer any question beyond routine formalities of name and address. At that point, Vincent could have offered each witness immunity from prosecution in the case; if the witness still refused to answer, he would have been jailed. But it is likely that the government would grant immunity only if it knew precisely what information...
Samuel L. Popkin, assistant professor of Government, was subpoenaed by a Boston Grand Jury in late August as part of a further investigation of the Pentagon papers leak. Popkin testified on August 19, but refused to answer any questions2
That the government has subpoenaed many of these people for as-yet-undefined purposes is best illustrated by its treatment of three witnesses: Samuel Popkin, an assistant professor of Government at Harvard, and two of Ellsberg's in-laws. In each case, the witness refused to answer any questions beyond routine formalities of name and address. At that point, Vincent could have offered each witness immunity from prosecution in the case; if the witness still refused to answer, he would have been jailed. But it is likely that the government would grant immunity only if it knew precisely what information...