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NATION, Page 39American NotesIRAN-CONTRAPoindexter and The Presidents
Can former National Security Adviser John Poindexter accomplish
what Oliver North could not: force Ronald Reagan or George Bush
into a courtroom grilling about the Iran-contra scandal? Last week
Poindexter's lawyer, Frederick Robinson, insisted that Reagan had
ordered the admiral to tell Congress that the NSC staff was not
violating restrictions on U.S. aid to the contras at a time when,
in fact, it was. He also contended that Poindexter had briefed Bush
about each White House meeting on Iran-contra that the then Vice
President had missed. If so, Bush's knowledge might be far more
extensive than he has admitted.
Federal Judge Gerhard Gesell killed North's subpoenas for
Reagan and Bush, partly because North rarely met with either the
President or the Vice President. But Poindexter saw Reagan almost
daily, and he dealt regularly with Bush. The decision on who must
testify in Poindexter's trial will be made by Federal Judge Harold
Greene, who reminded Robinson that "so far, (Reagan) has not been
required to appear at trial." Replied Poindexter's lawyer: "No, but
we're looking forward to it, your honor."