biography
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| lived:
| (1931– )
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| biography:
| Lawyer and cabinet member, born in Oakland, California, USA. A conservative deputy district attorney (1958–67) and California legal affairs secretary (1967–74), he prosecuted anti-war students for Governor Ronald Reagan. Director of the San Diego Center for Criminal Justice (1977–80), he became Reagan's presidential counsel (1981–5). As attorney general (1985–8), he was accused of impeding the Iran-Contra investigation by allowing conspirators to destroy evidence. He returned to California and took up private law practice. |
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