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    Lead Attorney Liz Egler and Second Chair Sarah Staley gave the closing statement for the prosecution. While acknowledging valid points made by the defense, they argued that J. Edgar Hoover violated individual rights and equality movements and used the Red Scare for personal gain. They urged the jury to recognize their rights as citizens and not let one man, Hoover, continue unchecked in violating liberties and destroying the nation.

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    Lead Attorney Liz Egler and Second Chair Sarah Staley gave the closing statement for the prosecution. While acknowledging valid points made by the defense, they argued that J. Edgar Hoover violated individual rights and equality movements and used the Red Scare for personal gain. They urged the jury to recognize their rights as citizens and not let one man, Hoover, continue unchecked in violating liberties and destroying the nation.

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    Lead Attorney Liz Egler and Second Chair Sarah Staley gave the closing statement for the prosecution. While acknowledging valid points made by the defense, they argued that J. Edgar Hoover violated individual rights and equality movements and used the Red Scare for personal gain. They urged the jury to recognize their rights as citizens and not let one man, Hoover, continue unchecked in violating liberties and destroying the nation.

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    LeadAttorneyLizEgler

    SecondChairSarahStaley
    ClosingStatement
    YourHonor,LadiesandGentlemenoftheJury:
    Theprosecutionwouldliketostartourclosingremarksbyapplaudingthe
    Defenseintheirstaunchefforttoprotecttheirclient.Theirclaimsof:
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    domakevalidpoints.
    Therefore,ladiesandgentlemenofthejury,weimploreyoutorecognizeand
    defendyourrightsascitizensofourfinenation.Weshouldnotbeatthemercyofone
    man,amanwhoviolatedindividualrights,impededequalitymovements,andblewthe
    RedScareoutofproportionsforpersonalgain.J.EdgarHooverisnotamanwho
    shouldbeinourgovernment,andisguiltyofviolatingtherightsofnotonlyMLKand
    DaltonTrumbo,butalsoourentirenation.
    LadiesandgentlemenoftheJury:doyouwantthisman(POINTTOHOOVER)
    tocontinueunchecked,tocontinueviolatingourrightsoflibertyandjustice,tocontinue
    destroyingournation?Itisuptoyou,ladiesandgentlemen,tomakethedecisionfor
    yourselves.

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