In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan’s administration secretly — and illegally — traded weapons of war to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages, then used the proceeds to fund a Nicaraguan rebel army known as the Contras.
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Oct 2020
Scandal 3: The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
In 1995, 49-year-old president Bill Clinton began an affair with 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The affair would lead to impeachment hearings in Congress, nearly ruin Lewinsky's reputation, and instigate an atmosphere of inexorable Congressional partisanship tha ... Show More
50m 11s
Oct 2020
Scandal 4: Johnson’s Impeachment
On February 24, 1868, the United States House of Representatives initiated impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors," eventually leading Johnson to become the first U.S. President to be impeached. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod ... Show More
37m 20s
Jan 2021
President Trump Impeached Again
History has been made, again. The House has impeached President Trump for inciting the insurrection at the US Capitol last week, making him the first President to be impeached twice. David Chalian reacts to the vote, examines the motivations of the Republicans who broke rank, and ... Show More
5m 52s
May 2022
Reconstruction II: The First Presidential Impeachment
May 16, 1868. The Capitol is filled with spectators, anxiously trying to predict how each Senator will vote. It’s the first presidential impeachment trial in American history, and its outcome will have profound effects on Reconstruction, the great project of rebuilding the nation ... Show More
42m 3s