Iran-Contra

The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

8:47am June 25, 2022

by Ron Elving

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

Retired U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks before giving the invocation at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Dallas on Friday. The NRA announced Monday that North will become president of the associa

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Oliver North Will Be Next President Of NRA, Organization Says

7:30pm May 07, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

North, infamous for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, will leave Fox News and become the group's president within a few weeks, the National Rifle Association said in a statement.

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CIA Veterans Gather To Honor Duane Clarridge, A Sometimes Unsubtle Spy

7:00am April 23, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Clarridge, who headed up the agency's anti-communist efforts in Central America in the 1980s and was indicted and pardoned in the Iran-Contra scandal, died April 9.

Iran-Contra special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh speaks to reporters in 1989.

Lawrence Walsh, Who Investigated Iran-Contra Scandal, Dies At 102

6:20pm March 21, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

When appointed by President Reagan, everyone thought Walsh, a well-known Republican commodity, would conduct a pro forma investigation. It was anything but.

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