Elliott Abrams Quotes
I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about.
Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State (Republican), Statement to Congressman Jack Brooks at the Iran-Contra hearings, 1987
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The President was being prepared for a press conference and was cautioned about a tough issue that might be the subject of inquiry.
Elliott Abrams is an American politician and lawyer, who has served in foreign policy positions for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Abrams is considered to be a neoconservative. He is currently a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. On January 25, 2019, he was appointed as Special Representative for Venezuela. On September 1, 2020, he was further appointed to concurrently serve as the U.S. Special Representative for Iran.