The Law: What the Rap Might Be

What the Rap Might Be The threat has been mentioned all along, but last week Government attorneys began the first broad investigation into what criminal charges may result from the publication of the Pentagon papers. A federal grand jury in Boston started hearing evidence on how the documents had been reproduced and distributed, giving specific attention to the roles of the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. Timesman Neil Sheehan, who first obtained the papers, and his wife, were also mentioned. But neither they nor any other newspaper employees had been subpoenaed by...

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