▁of ▁cont empt , ▁sent enced ▁them ▁to ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁prison , ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁grant ▁b ail . ▁The ▁defend ants ▁eventually ▁served ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁charges ▁of ▁inc iting ▁a ▁ri ot , ▁or ▁of ▁intent ▁to ▁in cite ▁to ▁ri ot , ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁damage ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Federal ▁Building , ▁were ▁un success fully ▁pro sec uted . ▁L erner ▁stated ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁failure ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁conv iction ▁was ▁" because ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁agents ▁who ▁were ▁in fil tr ating ▁the ▁anti - war ▁organization ▁were ▁themselves ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁precip itated ▁the ▁violence ." ▁Most ▁obser vers ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁pro sec ution ' s ▁case ▁was ▁fl ound ering ▁( a ided ▁by ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁government ▁witness es ▁on ▁the ▁stand ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁" go ▁to ▁any ▁length " ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁radical s . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁by ▁some ▁that ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Seven ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁fre ed ▁if ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁not ▁prov oked ▁the ▁elder ly ▁judge ▁with ▁cat c alls ▁during ▁the ▁proceed ings . ▁ ▁After math ▁and ▁recent ▁activities ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁public ity ▁of ▁the ▁trial , ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁faced ▁ide ological ▁diss ension , ▁person ality ▁conflicts , ▁and ▁charges ▁of ▁" male ▁ch au vin ism ." ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁SL F ▁spons ored ▁a ▁short - l