John Abt
John Abt | |
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| Born | John Jacob Abt May 1, 1904 |
| Died | August 10, 1991 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | "Amt" (VENONA) |
| Employer(s) | AAA, La Follette Committee, United States Attorney General's office, CIO |
| Known for | membership in Ware Group, Perlo Group, IJA, NLG |
| Notable work | CIO union collective bargaining |
| Political party | Communist Party of the United States of America, American Labor Party, Progressive Party |
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John Jacob Abt (May 1, 1904 – August 10, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician, who spent most of his career as chief counsel to the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and was a member of the Communist Party and the Soviet spy network "Ware Group" as alleged by Whittaker Chambers.