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Before the Trial 715
How Did Alger Hiss Get to Trial?
In July 1948 HUAC held hearings about Communists in the federal government. Elizabeth Bentley, a former Communist spy, accused top people in the government of giving her secret documents. President Harry S Truman said her accusations were false. He accused the Republicans of using the hearings to disgrace his administration.
On August 3, 1948, Whittaker Chambers testified that Alger Hiss was one of many Communists who had worked for the federal government. But, he added, none of these men had been spies.
Chambers at HUAC hearing
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