Question

Who led the investigation that resulted in Alger Hiss being convicted of perjury?

Answer 1

Though it may be surprising, Richard Nixon led the investigation of Alger Hiss.

Answer 2

Answer:

Richard Nixon

Explanation:

In 1948, Alger Hiss, secretary-general of the UN-founded Conference and President Roosevelt's government-wide collaborator, was accused of being a “Soviet spy”. In the House, Richard Nixon was the chief inquisitor and led the investigation into the case of Alger Hiss.

At this point, the fascist offensive of the financial monopolies to take back power, from which they had been displaced since Roosevelt's first election, has begun. Unable to condemn Hiss as a spy, they condemned him for denying that he was one. Two weeks later, McCarthy made his sadly famous speech about the list of "205 communists" in the US State Department.