Bush Pardons Six Iran-Contra Officials on Christmas Eve, Completing Cover-Up
President George H.W. Bush issues sweeping pardons to six Iran-Contra defendants on Christmas Eve, twelve days before former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger’s trial was scheduled to begin. The pardons cover Weinberger, former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, former Assistant …
George H.W. Bush
Caspar Weinberger
Robert McFarlane
Elliott Abrams
Lawrence Walsh
Iran-Contra
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