During the Congressional hearings, Lt. Col. Oliver North admitted that he had lied to Congress.
On this day, Nov. 21, in 1986, National Security Council staff member Lt. Col. Oliver North and his secretary, Fawn Hall, started shredding documents that would have exposed his participation in what became known as Iran-Contra.
Fawn Hall
When it became apparent that the illegal operation was about to be revealed, Hall and North began a frantic “shredding party,” stuffing a nearly two-foot stack of documents through an electric shredder. Hall also removed sensitive documents from the White House by hiding them in her undergarments.
The details came to light in the summer of 1987 during the must-see televised Congressional Iran-Contra hearings.
North admitted to being involved in the illegal sale of weapons to Iran and the diversion of the money to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua. North said the entire Reagan administration had known about the plan. President Reagan and Vice President Bush said they did not know about the scheme.
North was found guilty of shredding documents, obstruction of justice and illegally receiving a security fence for his own residence. The conviction was overturned because some of the evidence came from testimony that was immunized by Congress.
– Scott McCabe
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