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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84

FILE - Robert C. McFarlane, left, is escorted by Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for national security adviser, right, as he departs Trump Tower, Dec. 5, 2016, in New York. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an illegal arms-for-hostages deal known as the Iran-Contra affair, died Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was 84. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) FILE - Former national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane gestures while testifying before the House-Senate panel investigating the Iran-Contra affair on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 13, 1987. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an illegal arms-for-hostages deal known as the Iran-Contra affair, died Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was 84. (AP Photo/Lana Harris, File)