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Bringing Helms to trial, he said, "would involve tremendous costs to the United States and might jeopardize national secrets." Helms, moreover, had "performed outstanding services to the United States Government" during "a most distinguished career."
On his lawyer's advice, Helms made a personal plea to Judge Parker. During his Senate testimony, he said, "I found myself in a position of conflict. I had sworn my oath to preserve certain secrets . I didn't want to lie. I didn't want to...
Parker thereupon jolted Helms, Wil-iams and Civiletti by declining to wrap up the deal right then and there. When Williams demurred, Parker asked: "You had hoped that I would sentence him today?" Replied Williams: "Both the Government and I had hoped that you would do that." The judge was...
Four days later, Parker's courtroom was jammed with reporters and spectators as he made his decision. The judge came on like a tiger, scolding Helms. "You now stand before this court v in disgrace and shame ... There are those employed in the intelligence-security community who feel that...
Frank Church, chairman of a Senate committee that had probed CIA activities in Chile: "I thought there was to be an end to the double standard of justice for the big shots. Apparently, Helms was just too hot to handle." Republican Senator Howard Baker, a member of the Church committee...