Early in his first term, an undercover FBI sting operation known as Abscam, which had ensnared members of Congress, ignited fears of a return to the outrages of the Hoover era. And, in his second term, the CIA and White House were caught breaking multiple laws and flagrantly lying to Congress about covert CIA operations, US arms sales, and secret hostage negotiations, in what became known as the Iran-Contra scandal. The
