MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show October 9, 2019 01:09:00
Secretly. even though there was an explicit law prohibiting them from doing so. they sold missiles illegally to iran to get the money. this whole crazy thing. but the reason the reagan administration ended up getting in so much trouble for iran contra is because they just play accountantly broke that law, which specifically said they couldn't do what they did. and the reason they broke that law, ultimately, is because of ed meese. because ed meese, ronald reagan's attorney general, very soberly concluded, when it comes to following the law, presidents don't really need to do that. yes, there w...
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