Second only to Watergate as the worst public policy scandal in American history was the Iran-Contra conspiracy.

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The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of President Ronald Reagan. The scandal involved the sale of arms to Iran, which was then under an arms embargo, and the diversion of some of the proceeds to fund the Contras, a rebel group fighting against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The scandal led to the resignation of several top Reagan administration officials and the indictment of several others.

Second Only to Watergate as the Worst Public Policy Scandal