Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What did Edgar Hoover suspect so strongly, that he committed thousands of FBI man-hours in unsuccessfully trying to convict Einstein?

  1. Einstein was a communist

  2. Einstein had conspired against the US government

  3. Einstein was smuggling fission secrets to the Soviet

  4. Einstein was a fraud
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Explanation

J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, was convinced that Einstein was a communist and devoted extensive FBI resources to investigating him without ever finding evidence to support his suspicions. Einstein's pacifist views, civil rights advocacy, and association with leftist organizations made Hoover suspicious during the anti-communist era.

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