12/28/2023 0 Comments Quincy patterson penn state![]() ![]() General James Wilkinson was appointed to be Governor of the upper Louisiana Purchase.Thomas Jefferson administrations (1801–1809) Executive branch Also found guilty of violating John Adams's Alien and Sedition Acts and sentenced to four months in jail, during which he was re-elected. Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican KY) was the first Congressman recommended for censure for spitting on Ralph Griswold (Federalist-CT).The XYZ Affair was the French seizure of over 300 US ships and demands for bribes and apologies, which led to a Quasi-War causing the US Congress to issue the famous phrase, "Millions for defense, sir, but not one cent for tribute!".John Adams administration (1797–1801) Executive branch Senator William Blount (Democratic-Republican-TN) was expelled from the Senate for trying to aid the British in a takeover of West Florida.George Washington administrations (1789–1797) Legislative branch The charges were eventually reversed or dropped. As he was attempting to clear himself of the charges, he died suddenly. He was accused of mismanagement and treason. Silas Deane was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Ambassador to France.Thomas Conway and Horatio Gates created a movement or conspiracy, known as the Conway Cabal, to remove George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army.Government under the Articles of Confederation (1777–1789) Given the political nature of Congress in which the leading party has determining power, politicians who are rebuked, denounced, censured, admonished, condemned, suspended, reprimanded, found in contempt, found to have acted improperly, or used poor judgement are not included unless the scandal is exceptional or leads to expulsion or conviction. Drunk driving may be a conviction, but is usually too minor and too common to mention unless there are multiple convictions and/or jail time. Misunderstandings, breaches of ethics, unproven crimes or cover-ups may or may not result in inclusion depending on the standing of the accused, the amount of publicity generated, and the seriousness of the crime, if any. Notoriety is a major determinant of a scandal, that is, the amount of press dedicated to it. Also included as scandals are politicians who resign, quit, run, or commit suicide while being investigated or threatened with investigation. ![]() The finding of a court is the sole method used to determine a violation of law, but it is not the sole method of determining a scandal. Many decisions are controversial, many decisions are unpopular, that alone does not make them scandals. Scandals are separate from 'controversies', (which implies two differing points of view) and 'unpopularity'. Scandal is defined as "loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety". This list also does not include crimes that occur outside the politician's tenure (such as before or after his term in office) unless they specifically stem from acts made while in office and discovered later. ![]() Private citizens should only be mentioned when they are closely linked to the scandal or politician, such as Jack Abramoff. Please note that every president directly selects, appoints or hires several thousand people. In this article, the term " politician" (a person who is professionally involved in politics) includes not only those elected, but also party officials, candidates for office, their staffs and appointees. Members of both parties are listed under the term of the president in office at the time the scandal took place, even though they may not be connected with the presiding president. This article is organized by presidential terms in order, older to recent, and then divided into scandals of the federal Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government. Scope and organization of political scandals This article provides a list of political scandals that involve officials from the government of the United States, sorted from oldest to most recent. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. ![]()
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