On Christmas Eve, 1992, Bush pardoned four former officials whom Walsh had prosecuted for lying to Congress—Robert McFarlane, Elliott Abrams, Alan Fiers, and Clair George—and two who were awaiting trial—Weinberger and Duane “Dewey” Clarridge. Bush declined to pardon North, Poindexter, and several businessmen who said their goal was to simply profit financially from arms shipments.
