Word: diversionism
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How does Watergate compare with the current White House scandal? "Watergate was handled abysmally," Nixon said. "This is being handled expeditiously." In Nixon's view, it is easy to see how the Iran affair evolved. Reagan, he said, is a "big-picture man" whose underlings attempted to achieve his goals...
Q. Do you know about the diversion of funds to the contras?
A. I don't know anything about diversion of funds. What you've got to understand is we were barred from being involved with the contras, and we kept away from that.
A. Not a nickel of the money that we had reached them. The money that reached them was provided before Congress tied our hands. The money that came to us is strictly accounted for and was applied to the weapons. What happened to the other money -- the Attorney General hasn...
Q. Had you known of the diversion?