Commission named to investigate Iran-Contra scheme, December 1, 1986
Attorney General Edwin Meese has told President Reagan that he faces impeachment if he does not publicly acknowledge that the United States sold arms to Iran. Reagan was stunned but admitted nothing. Instead, he convenes a presidential commission to investigate Iran-Contra. Its chairman is John Tower, a former Republican senator from Texas. Other members include former secretary of state Edmund Muskie and former national security advisor Brent Scowcroft. The Tower Commission is the first presidential commission to review and evaluate the National Security Council.