Daphne Trimble says her late husband was hurt by J_Donaldson_MP and ArleneFosterUK defections and that he underestimated the emotional impact of releasing paramilitary prisoners early from jail.
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As the 25th anniversary of the agreement approaches, Lady Trimble looked back on the negotiations and how focussed her late husband was on the deal.'Totally mentally exhausting' "He took a judgement that a lot of these prisoners were going to be out quite soon anyway and he didn't quite realise the emotional impact it would have on the unionist population.
"Because everybody in the talks was looking at it all day every day, he was just quite glad to have fresh eyes on it from somebody who hadn't been involved in all the discussions. "I don't think that was easy, that I think did hurt. It was to some extent flagged up because there had been difficulties in the party for a long time.
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