Iraqgate

History repeats itself. During the Reagan/Bush presidency the US sent aid to Iraq after Iraq ended their eight year war with Iran. When Bush was running for a second term allegations emerged that the Iraqis were buying U.S. agricultural products for less than the loan amounts they received and then using these extra funds for arms purchases. Bush was blamed for this and was charged with covering up and the press jumped on this scandal and it was in the news daily as the election approached. Bill Safire, a much respected (and often feared) New York Times pundit, has written 20 or so columns since early 1992 on what he believes to be one of the greatest scandals in the history of man. This story was so often featured in the press it became known as Iraggate. Some feel it was done to help Clinton win the White House. After the election was over the whole thing was found not to be true. The investigation continued in the Clinton administration Four years were spent investigating Iraqgate. Attorney General Janet Reno released a 119-page report in 1995 summarizing the findings of nearly 20 prosecutors and investigators. They found no evidence of a conspiracy or a cover-up in the Bush administration. Fast forward to the Trump/Russia collusion and something similar happened. Trump was accused of criminal activity and covering up and years later the NY Times says it was not true.