Plausible Denial

Plausible Denial

"Plausible Denial" (copyright 1991, published by Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, NY, ISBN 1-56025-000-3) is the title of a book by American lawyer, Mark Lane that chronicles his legal defense of Victor Marchetti, a former-CIA agent who chose to publicly disclose CIA information about the JFK assassination and was sued for defamation by E. Howard Hunt.

The drama of this book intensifies when E. Howard Hunt is subjected to cross-examination by Mark Lane. It intensifies further when the sworn testimony of Marita Lorenz is offered as evidence for the defense. "Plausible Denial" suggests that Mark Lane convinced the jury that sworn testimony provided by certain high-ranking CIA witnesses could not be verified, and must be doubted based on the very nature of their business.

Although his 1963 book, "Rush to Judgment", was a best-seller, this book did not enjoy the same popular success. However, among JFK assassination researchers, this book was a key event that led to 1992 and 1998 legislation regarding the Freedom of Information Act as it applies to the JFK assassination.


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