November 25, 1986: Iran-Contra Scandal Revealed
Today in True Crime
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🗓️ 25 November 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:34.5 | Today is Wednesday, November 25th, 2020. On this day in 1986, the U.S.'s role in the Iran-Contra |
| 0:44.6 | affair was revealed. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host, Molly Brandenburg of Unexplained Mysteries. Her show investigates the greatest mysteries of history and life on Earth. Molly will discuss some of the historical aspects of today's story, |
| 1:11.4 | while I'll cover the narrative. |
| 1:13.4 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:14.4 | I'm thrilled to dive into the Iran-Contra scandal. |
| 1:17.6 | Now let's go back to November 25, 1986, |
| 1:22.6 | around noon in the White House Press Briefing Room. |
| 1:30.3 | Thank you, my friend. in the White House Press Briefing Room. The room was packed and taught with tension. |
| 1:35.3 | Rumors had already spread of a clandestine meeting between the President and Congress that morning. |
| 1:42.3 | Something big was about to go down. |
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