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Disdain for Congressional Oversight
- Key Iran-Contra figures disregarded Congressional oversight, believing they shouldn't report covert operations.
- Leaks frustrated them, deepening mistrust toward Congress and complicating secrecy.
Casey’s Mumbling Conceals War Act
- William Casey disclosed a CIA act of war in Congress via rushed, mumbling testimony.
- This obfuscation concealed the CIA mining Nicaraguan harbors in a covert operation.
1980s Congress Resisted Executive Overreach
- Congress in the 1980s asserted separation of powers and resisted executive overreach in covert operations.
- Later, this oversight eroded, enabling abuse of executive authority.