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Oliver North Marries Former Iran-Contra Aide Fawn Hall in Quiet Virginia Ceremony

A marriage certificate confirms the late-August wedding, renewing attention to their roles in the 1980s Iran-Contra affair.

Overview

  • The couple wed on August 27 in Arlington County, Virginia, a fact documented on a marriage certificate obtained by CNN after SpyTalk first reported the news.
  • Reporting describes a low-key ceremony following their reported reconnection at Betsy North’s funeral last December, and none of North’s four children attended.
  • Reached by phone, North declined further comment and quoted, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
  • North, then an NSC staffer, helped run the Iran-Contra operation, while Hall admitted shredding and smuggling documents; North’s 1989 convictions were later vacated and the case was dropped.
  • After the scandal, North became a prominent conservative commentator and brief NRA president, while Hall largely stayed out of public view and was previously married to Doors manager Danny Sugarman.