Reply #38: Conviction of a crime of moral turpitude is always relevant on issues of veracity.

[TexasObserver]

We have a concept known as "impeaching the witness" in our judicial system.

If you take the stand and give testimony, the opposing party and his or her counsel have a right to impeach your testimony. One way they can do this is by showing the jury and judge that you have a history of lying, and more particularlly, that you have a history of lying under oath.

If a person is convicted of a crime that involves moral turpitude, their prior conviction can be used against them to impeach their testimony.

Oliver North was part of a far reaching conspiracy, and that conpiracy involved lying under oath to congress, and conspiring with others to foist these lies in order to avoid US laws. Not just North, but other Reagan-Bush administration officials.

The OP's point is that North is a lying SOB and traitor who actively committed felony after felony to subvert both US law and democracy in Central America.