Question: What scandal facilited the sale of arms to Iran and occurred while John Poindexter was Deputy national Security Advisor?
Sentence (from "Iran–Contra affair"): They hoped, thereby, to fund the Contras in Nicaragua while at the same time negotiating the release of several U.S. hostages. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
Relevant evidence: No