TIL when Adolf Eichmann, aka "the architect of the Holocaust", was on trial for his war crimes, he couldn't afford the attorney he wanted. Not wanting any reason to question the legitimacy of the trial, the Israeli government paid for Eichmann to be represented by the lawyer of his choosing.

http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/trials/eichmanntrial.html



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 12:08AM by Emunati2626 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhv7b/til_when_adolf_eichmann_aka_the_architect_of_the/