ARKANSAS' Democratic Senator John McClellan, cross-examining, again implied that Attorney General Brownell had accused Harry Truman of disloyalty.
Brownell: I did not impugn his loyalty, and I did not intend to impugn his loyalty.
Q: Loyalty is one word. What other word would you use to state what you impugn?
A: Judgment.
Q: Would you call it stupidity or laxity, or what other term would you use?
A: I used the word in my speech, "blindness," which I think perhaps is an accurate way of stating my opinion.
Q: Almost synonymous with stupidity?
A: Not in my opinion, no. Mr. Truman is not a stupid man. He was...
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