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| Top 10 Oldest U.S. Political Scandals |
Scandals is Politics and Politics is Scandals, without scandals politics might be more effective but it also be boring. Is that right?
In this series of scandals, we've focused mainly on scandals where the political ramifications were front-and-center.
In this video of USA Politics Scandals you can watch following top ten scandals
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich flew onto the national stage in 2009 when he was removed from office and eventually imprisoned.
9. Benghazi Attack (2012)
Presidential campaign of 2012 was impacted by that September’s attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Four people, including the U.S. Ambassador, were killed and several more were injured.
8. WikiLeaks (2010-13)
Government secrecy is an ongoing political hot potato, and was most recently brought into the news by the WikiLeaks and National Security Agency affairs.
7. ABSCAM (1970 - 80)
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the FBI targeted corrupt politicians in a sting operation known as ABSCAM.
6. Keating Five (1989)
Political corruption charges.
5. Iran-Contra Affair (1985-87)
4. Pentagon Papers (1971)
Military analyst Daniel Ellsberg released the secret Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971.
3. Teapot Dome Scandal (1920-23)
Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall accepted bribes so that private oil companies could have access to government lands in the area known as Teapot Dome.
2. Lewinsky Affair (1998)
One of the hottest political scandal of U. S History. President Bill Clinton’s affair with intern Monica Lewinsky a premeditated, orchestrated political attack by Republicans or the result of a President lying under oath?
1. Watergate Scandal (1972)
A series of lies and deceptions that destroyed the Richard Nixon presidency.
