When power corrupts: 16 of the biggest political scandals of the
2016年5月16日 · Before email controversies, Benghazi, and lewd photos, scandals had always been part of American political history. The political game often involves horse-trading, power plays and schmoozing....
List of federal political scandals in the United States
Scandals are separate from 'controversies', (which implies two differing points of view) and 'unpopularity'. Many decisions are controversial, many decisions are unpopular, that alone does not make them scandals. Breaking the law is a scandal. The finding of a court is the sole method used to determine a violation of law, but it is not the sole ...
The 24 Biggest Scandals Last Year - 24/7 Wall St.
2023年5月7日 · There has been no shortage of scandals this past year. Individuals, companies, and governments were involved in a range of controversies related to what they said and did. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed...
46 Political Scandals That Were ‘Worse Than Watergate’
2018年2月1日 · We compiled a list of almost every “worse than Watergate” comparison we could find, from Barry Goldwater’s description of Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick scandal to the Trump-Russia musings of...
Scandal - Wikipedia
Scandals may be regarded as political, sexual, moral, literary, or artistic, but often spread from one realm into another. The basis of a scandal may be factual or false, or a combination of both. [1] In contemporary times, exposure of a scandalous situation is often made by mass media.
9 American Political Scandals | Britannica
Here’s a look at nine of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. The Watergate scandal of the early 1970s is the gold standard of American political scandals because it forced Richard M. Nixon to become the first—and thus far the only—U.S. president to resign from office.
Before Trump indictments, a timeline of past presidential scandals ...
2023年8月15日 · Here is a look at some of the scandals that plagued previous US presidents: Andrew Johnson, impeached Johnson was the first US president ever impeached by the House of Representatives.
6 Shocking Presidential Scandals that Rocked The White House
2024年11月4日 · The history of the US presidency is littered with tales of extra-marital affairs and allegations of corruption. Jonathan Wright turns back the clock to examine half a dozen of the biggest presidential scandals to have engulfed the White House during the …
Scandals | AP News
Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest sexual abuse and dwindling in the face of modernity, where women and gays insist on an equal role and rights.
The 10 Most Shocking Scandals Involving US Presidents
2020年3月5日 · U.S. presidents have been involved in scandals since the 19th century. The best known scandal in the presidential history revealed the imperfections of the U.S. political system. Matters of private lives of presidents were often the cause of scandal.