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aug 20, 1985 - Iran Contra Scandal

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Money was secretly diverted from the sale of American weapons to the Nicaraguan Contras (forbidden aid by Congress)
US secretly sold military equipment to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages
Money was then diverted illegally to the Contras
Discredited Reagan's administration

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aug 20, 1985
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~ 40 years ago