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<img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.kahimyang.com/resources-9/marcos-ak-sm.webp" alt="melda Marcos, Adnan and Nabila Khashoggi" />
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(From left, Imelda Marcos, Adnan and Nabila Khashoggi)
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Spence told reporters on March 19:
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"Where do we come off as being guardians of the morality of the world? Suppose, for instance, George Bush moved to the Philippines, and say, for argument's sake, they said that his invasion of Panama was illegal. Could they try him? And would we
ever consider trying the former head of state of a country from Western Europe?" 
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Spence said he will call former President Reagan to testify about U.S. relations with the Marcoses.
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"Ronald Reagan knows many matters first hand in this case. He was close to President Marcos and to Mrs. Marcos."
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Spence added that he will subpoena Reagan if necessary.
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Imelda Marcos said before entering the courtroom:
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"I am a Filipino citizen, I should be tried in my own country and not in a foreign country."
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March 20, 1990: the racketeering trial of Imelda Marcos in New York City begun