Robert C. McFarlane, Reagan advisor who pleaded guilty in Iran-Contra affair, dies at 84

[ad_1] Former White House national security advisor Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to President Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an illegal arms-for-hostages deal known as the Iran-Contra affair, has died at 84. McFarlane, who lived in Washington, died Thursday from complications of a previous illness at a hospital in Michigan, where he was visiting family, according to a family statement. “As his family we wish to share our deep…

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