feb 14, 2019 - William Barr assumes office as US AG [1]

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CONTEXT{As George H.W. Bush's AG, Barr had advised Bush to pardon officials convicted after the Iran-Contra scandal [2]}

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/14/us/politics/william-barr-attorney-general-confirmation-vote.html

OUTLET{The New York Times}
ARCHIVED{https://archive.ph/FMeSL}
TITLE{How Every Senator Voted on Barr’s Confirmation as Attorney General}
AUTHOR{Annie Daniel}
AUTHOR{Jasmine C. Lee}
DATE{02/14/2019}

[2] https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-pardon.html

OUTLET{The New York Times}
TITLE{Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'}
DATE{12/25/1992}
AUTHOR{David Johnston}
ARCHIVED{https://archive.ph/lrDZb}

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