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Reagan’s forgotten Iran-Contra escape may reveal more about Trump’s fate than Watergate | Will Bunch

America's failure to hold Reagan accountable in 1987 predicted where America was headed, and why Trump might escape justice in 2020.

In this June 25, 1986 file photo, U.S. President Ronald Reagan appeals to the House of Representatives for their support in approving aid to Nicaraguan rebels in a televised speech from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. White House spokesman Larry Speakes, third from right, and White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan, right, look on from behind photographers.
In this June 25, 1986 file photo, U.S. President Ronald Reagan appeals to the House of Representatives for their support in approving aid to Nicaraguan rebels in a televised speech from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. White House spokesman Larry Speakes, third from right, and White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan, right, look on from behind photographers.Read moreBARRY THUMMA / AP