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Legacy of Ashes: The Secret History of the CIA | Tim Weiner | Ep. 167

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The White House CIA, if It's Secret, It's Legal

George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, who was Reagan's vice president, pardoned everybody, including the Secretary of Defense. All of this falls under the edict of President Richard M. Nixon, who famously said, if it's secret, it's legal. It's the notion that if the White House CIA and Iran Contra are all on the same sheet of music, then it's awful.

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