Clay Shaw's Acquittal; New Charges; and Wegmann Goes Back to the Department of Justice. March 3, 1967, Clay Shaw arrives for a press conference after his arrest. Our last post ended with the start of Clay Shaw's trial for conspiring to kill JFK. During the course of the trial, there was ample opportunity for the Department of Justice to get involved and help Clay Shaw. For instance: Clay Shaw's attorneys had trouble with the Clinton witnesses because they did not have access

Charles Spiesel testified on February 7 - 8, 1969, for the prosecution at the Shaw trial. He told the jury that he heard Clay Shaw talk...

In the lawsuit to stop Garrison's perjury charges, Judge Herbert Christenberry held three days of hearings in January of 1971. Jim...