A former federal judge, he first came to the F.B.I. just as two of the worst spies in American history were running rampant.
Tag: Iran-Contra Affair
Robert C. McFarlane, Top Reagan Aide in Iran-Contra Affair, Dies at 84
As national security adviser, he pleaded guilty in an illegal scheme to aid Nicaraguan rebels in the 1980s. Guilt-ridden, he attempted suicide.
Bretton Sciaroni, Influential American in Cambodia, Dies at 69
After losing his White House job because of his role in the Iran-contra scandal, he reinvented himself as a business broker and government adviser in Phnom Penh.
George P. Shultz, Top Cabinet Official Under Nixon and Reagan, Dies at 100
He carried one of Washington’s weightiest résumés — labor secretary, treasury secretary and budget director for Nixon and secretary of state under Reagan as the Cold War waned.
Why Elliott Abrams and Ilhan Omar Tangled Over U.S. Foreign Policy
At a tense hearing, Representative Omar and Mr. Abrams, a newly appointed Trump administration official, clashed over his role in the United States’ past support of brutal leaders abroad.