cia. >> became increasingly clear that this was an operation being run by the white house while they lied about it to the public and congress. >> the people involved were not from any u.s. government agency, cia included. >> the reagan administration lies. >> it just didn't work. there was too much of a trail of money and documentation that very quickly led back to the white house. >> the scandal dominated the news for the next month. then another seemingly unrelated revelation gained national attention. >> it is taking shape as one of the most controversial foreign policy. >> it was a bombshell. >> reagan's first response was to deny any connection to it. >> a charge has been made that