they thought the money went through richard secord and paul tribull was trying to find the money and it made secord really mad. a republican but he became a real combatant, an aggressive figure in the iran-contra scandal. to defend himself and his own interests in the scandal he hired -- recognize him? he hired richard cohen, the same guy mike pence just hired to represent him in our current republican presidential scandal. it's very interesting. richard cullen had a similar role in watergate. very interesting. he was also a lawyer for a republican congressman during watergate named caldwell butler, a republican from virginia. he was a republican member of congress who found himself in the middle of a republican presidential scandal. he was in his first term in the house of representatives. he got up as a brand new republican member of congress and caldwell butler questioned how president nixon did what he could have done. congressman wbutler voted to impeach nixon though he had previously supported nixon. he's famous for standing up and saying watergate is our shame as a republican m