Judge clears Ellsberg, Russo in Pentagon Papers case 40 years ago today (1973)


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(Friday, May 11, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — The espionage trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in the “Pentagon Papers” case came to an end today as Judge William M. Byrne dismissed all charges, citing government misconduct.