Adolf Eichmann pleaded not guilty to each count of his indictment.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 10, 2026
Multiple sources report that Eichmann entered a not guilty plea to each of the indictment's counts (15 counts) at his 1961 trial. The claim omits his qualifier, which sources record as "in the sense of the indictment, not guilty"; that qualifier does not change the plea's status as a not guilty plea, so the claim holds as stated.
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… were objections here and there, particularly among some, carelessly named personages, but there wasn't some formal protest from the bond government, or from the London government, or from Washington or something, so that's just what stood. You know? Uhm. Eichmann pled not guilty um. To each count, but he qualified it. He said, "I'm not guilty in the sense of the indictment." And interestingly, the judge didn't initially question him what he meant by that. Eichmann's lawyer. Abiding the same convention as. …
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Supports. Yad Vashem's account states that on each count Eichmann answered "In the sense of the indictment, not guilty."[1]
Supports. The New Yorker reports that to each count Eichmann pleaded "In the sense of the indictment, not guilty."[2]
Supports. JTA's 1961 coverage reports Eichmann entered a plea of "not guilty" to all 15 counts of the indictment.[3]
Supports. A trial record states Eichmann pleaded not guilty on all counts, and the OAC excerpts describe his opening "not guilty" plea to all charges.[4][5]
Context. The extracted claim drops the speaker's qualifier that the plea was "in the sense of the indictment"; this is a dropped qualifier rather than an added fact, so it is graded normally and noted here.[1][2]
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1About the Eichmann Trialyadvashem.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Eichmann in Jerusalem—I | The New Yorkernewyorker.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Eichmann Pleads 'not Guilty'; Prosecutor's Opening ...jta.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Eichmann, Adolf (1906-1962): Trial transcripts and other ...atom.aim25.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Adolf Eichmann trial excerpts, 1961 - OAC - California Digital Libraryoac.cdlib.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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