Word: diversionism
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In one of the report's most notable conclusions, the bipartisan majority declares flatly that the profits generated by the sale of U.S. arms to Iran were the rightful property of the Federal Government, not of the so-called enterprise operated by retired Major General Richard Secord and his Iranian...
Meese is also accused of "departing from standard investigative techniques" in quizzing other Administration officials about how the arms- for-hostages deals had begun. At first Meese's aides accompanied him and took careful notes. But once the investigators discovered the celebrated memo in North's files that called attention...
As expected, the majority report is severe on Reagan, charging that he failed to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." That falls short of accusing him of an impeachable offense. While taking no stand on whether the President did or did not know about the diversion, the report...
The majority report deals with Reagan far more harshly than the Tower commission did last February; it blamed Reagan's lax "management style" for the scandals. The congressional report concludes that Reagan probably knew more than he has admitted about the arms sales and contra-funding efforts; if not, he...
The language reflects the belief of many members of the investigating panels that, even if he did not know about the diversion of arms sale profits, Reagan created an atmosphere that permitted the funneling, which may have violated the law.