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Nwgirl503

(406 posts)
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:49 PM Jan 2020

Does anyone remember that Trump was involved with the Iran Contra Scandal?

Anyone else remember that trump was involved in some way in the Iran Contra Scandal? I've tried googling it, but with all the current Iran news I can't find anything. I don't remember how he was connected exactly...something financially. I remember seeing a newspaper article with info on it, but can't find anything in my files.

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Does anyone remember that Trump was involved with the Iran Contra Scandal? (Original Post) Nwgirl503 Jan 2020 OP
Someone posted a story yesterday about Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #1
I hope not. Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #3
It seems I had heard something about that, but it escapes me now Ohioboy Jan 2020 #2
The Orange Anus will never ever Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #4
I don't think so. no_hypocrisy Jan 2020 #5
Thanks for the info Nwgirl503 Jan 2020 #7
There are 2 alleged, not Contra-related OhNo-Really Jan 2020 #6
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Someone posted a story yesterday about
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:59 PM
Jan 2020

a relationship between Suluimoni and the Trump Organization and money Laundering involving Ivanka in the 2007 time frame.

Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts)
3. I hope not.
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 05:18 PM
Jan 2020

Because then there would be a parallel with the Sulimani's assasination and Donald Rumsfeld and GWBI getting their way in putting down Sadaam Hussein, who was aware of their nefarious purposes. Was Donald Trump trying to quiet someone that knew something about his past?

Ohioboy

(3,240 posts)
2. It seems I had heard something about that, but it escapes me now
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 05:15 PM
Jan 2020

There's just too much to keep track of, and you never know what you will need to remember for later.

On Iran Contra...I'll never understand how the republicans could admire Reagan after the Iran Contra affair. It did really happen. Reagan claimed responsibility for it, but claimed he didn't know what was really happening. Yeah right. At best doesn't that make him rather incompetent? But that's not the legacy they choose for him. I will say one thing, at least Reagan had the guts to take a little credit for the misdeeds of his administration. Trump never takes responsibility at all. He just gas lights us and blames it all on Obama.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. The Orange Anus will never ever
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 05:23 PM
Jan 2020

admit he made a mistake,never. Deflection and Projection has been his M O since Childhood.

no_hypocrisy

(46,083 posts)
5. I don't think so.
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 05:26 PM
Jan 2020

Trump's name didn't come up during congressional hearings.

Oliver North, Fawn Hall, Cap Weinberger, Shimon Peres, Robert McFarlane, John Poindexter, and of course, Ronald Reagan.

Indictments

Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, was indicted on two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice on 16 June 1992.[77] Weinberger received a pardon from George H. W. Bush on 24 December 1992, before he was tried.[78]
Robert C. McFarlane, National Security Adviser, convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only two years of probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush.[79]
Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State, convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only two years probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush.[80]
Alan D. Fiers, Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force, convicted of withholding evidence and sentenced to one year probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush.
Clair George, Chief of Covert Ops-CIA, convicted on two charges of perjury, but pardoned by President George H. W. Bush before sentencing.[81]
Oliver North, member of the National Security Council, indicted for accepting an illegal gratuity, obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents, but the ruling was overturned since he had been granted immunity.[82]
Fawn Hall, Oliver North's secretary, was given immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy and destroying documents in exchange for her testimony.[83]
Jonathan Scott Royster, Liaison to Oliver North, was given immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy and destroying documents in exchange for his testimony.[84]
National Security Advisor John Poindexter was convicted of five counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, perjury, defrauding the government, and the alteration and destruction of evidence. A panel of the D.C. Circuit overturned the convictions on 15 November 1991, by a vote of 2 to 1[85] and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.[86]
Duane Clarridge. An ex-CIA senior official, he was indicted in November 1991 on seven counts of perjury and false statements relating to a November 1985 shipment to Iran. Pardoned before trial by President George H. W. Bush.[87][88]
Richard V. Secord. Former Air Force major general, who was involved in arms transfers to Iran and diversion of funds to Contras, he pleaded guilty in November 1989 to making false statements to Congress and was sentenced to two years of probation. As part of his plea bargain, Secord agreed to provide further truthful testimony in exchange for the dismissal of remaining criminal charges against him.[89][16]
Albert Hakim. A businessman, he pleaded guilty in November 1989 to supplementing the salary of North by buying a $13,800 fence for North with money from "the Enterprise," which was a set of foreign companies Hakim used in Iran–Contra. In addition, Swiss company Lake Resources Inc., used for storing money from arms sales to Iran to give to the Contras, plead guilty to stealing government property.[90] Hakim was given two years of probation and a $5,000 fine, while Lake Resources Inc. was ordered to dissolve.[89][91]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair

During the Iran Contra Affair, Trump was busy repairing the Wollman Rink in Central Park. Doubtful he would have contributed a nickel towards this situation. Plus, I believe he was a Democrat at the time.

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