Question

Why were the Pentagon Papers so controversial?
@summerforever21

Answer 1

technically they were stolen and they embarassed the government that was hiding what they revealed.

Answer 2

also The government tried to block publication, "prior censorship" claiming national security while the people who had the papers thought the country was being damaged by the government hiding the truth.

Answer 3

The "Pentagon Papers" was controversial because they were about politics and that is one subject that there is always controversy about. It also revealed things that the public didn't know about.

Answer 4

so to shorten it up
They revealed things about the Vietnam War that the American people did not know.

Answer 5

thanks indogot but right now im only working with summer maybe nextime