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On This Day: Edwin Meese Reveals Iran-Contra Scandal - November 25, 1986

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On this day, November 25, 1986, U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announced that profits from secret arms sales to Iran were illegally diverted to fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. This revelation marked the beginning of the Iran-Contra scandal, a major political controversy during President Ronald Reagan’s administration.

The scheme involved selling weapons to Iran, despite an arms embargo, with the proceeds used to support the Contras in their fight against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. This operation violated U.S. law, as Congress had prohibited funding the Contras. The scandal raised significant questions about government accountability and executive overreach.

Do you remember the Iran-Contra hearings?
 
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