THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
Episode 189 | Historical Events
In this History episode we focus on the Iran-Contra affair — how the Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran in violation of an arms embargo, used the profits to fund Nicaraguan rebels in violation of a Congressional ban, and when caught, produced fourteen criminal indictments, several vacated convictions, and a Christmas Eve pardon that ensured nobody in a position of real power ever faced meaningful consequences.
The man who ran the operation became a radio talk show host and later a United States Senator.
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