Person

Anthony Russo

American analyst, formerly at the RAND Corporation, who helped Daniel Ellsberg copy the Pentagon Papers.

4 links, 4 backed by primary records

Legal records

United States v. Russo and Ellsberg, No. 9373

A charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt.

Connections 4

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 29 Dec 1971 named as a co-conspirator in a revised indictment Primary record 1 2

Timeline 2 dates

Proof 4 sources

Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History: The Pentagon Papers in the Federal Courts (2nd ed.), Federal Judicial Center, 2019. Primary record
a revised indictment added to the charges and indicted as a co-conspirator Anthony Russo, who had assisted in photocopying the secret report.
Judge William Byrne of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed all charges against the defendants and barred the government from retrying them.
Daniel Ellsberg: A Life in Truth, Case 7: The Pentagon Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Daniel Ellsberg Archive), 2022. Scholarship & press
On December 29, 1971, Anthony Russo was indicted alongside Ellsberg as his co-defendant
RAND in Southeast Asia: A History of the Vietnam War Era (CP-564), ch. The Pentagon Papers, RAND Corporation, 2010. Primary record Archived copy
for two analysts: Daniel Ellsberg and Tony Russo.
With Russo’s help, Ellsberg Xeroxed the pages, and then worked alone until 5:30 the next morning.
Pentagon Papers (statement by Daniel Ellsberg), Daniel Ellsberg's Website (ellsberg.net). Self-published Archived copy
My friend Anthony Russo, who had found a copying machine for me and helped with the initial copying, was charged on three counts.

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