George Bush Sr. in What A Party, by Terry McAuliffe

On Principles & Values: OpEd: Pardons in Iran-Contra covered up his own involvement

Lt. Col. Oliver North admitted to taking money from selling weapons to Iran and diverting it to the contras. Few came out worse in the Iran-Contra scandal than the first President Bush. He was clearly trying to save himself from prosecution and scandal when he issued a series of pardons on Christmas Eve 1992 during the final days as President, just before Bill Clinton was sworn in. Bush pardoned 6 top officials, all to cover up his own involvement in the scandal.

Bush was also interfering with Judge Lawrence Walsh's ongoing federal investigation. Judge Walsh was so outraged, he said that "the Iran-Contra cover-up, which has continued for more than 6 years, has now been completed." The pardons stopped 2 pending cases and nullified one conviction and three guilty pleas.

The Iran-Contra affair should be taught in detail to every high school student in America. Cynical secret deals with our enemies to win elections will always come back to haunt their perpetrators later.

Source: What A Party!, by Terry McAuliffe, p. 37-38 Jan 23, 2007

The above quotations are from What A Party! My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals by Terry McAuliffe. Click here for other excerpts from What A Party! My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals by Terry McAuliffe. Click here for other excerpts by George Bush Sr.. Click here for other excerpts by other Governors.
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