Clair E. George dies at 81; spy was pardoned for Iran-Contra lies

Clair E. George, CIA covert operations chief, was found guilty of two counts of lying to Congress in the Iran-Contra scandal. President George H.W. Bush pardoned him. Clair E.

George, a former CIA covert operations chief who received a presidential pardon in 1992 after being convicted of two counts of lying to Congress in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration