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Criminal Activity in the Executive Branch over the past 53 years

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This is going to get some more love tomorrow. :lol:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_political_scandals_in_the_United_States



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[TH="bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]ADMINISTRATION[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]PARTY[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]YEARS IN
OFFICE[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CRIMINAL
INDICTMENTS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]CRIMINAL
CONVICTIONS[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]PRISON
SENTENCES[/TH]
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[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]BARACK OBAMA[/TH]
[TD]Democratic[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]GEORGE W. BUSH[/TH]
[TD]Republican[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]BILL CLINTON[/TH]
[TD]Democratic[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]GEORGE H. W. BUSH[/TH]
[TD]Republican[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #E0E0E0, align: left"]RONALD REAGAN[/TH]
[TD="bgcolor: #F9F9F9"]Republican[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: center"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: center"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]JIMMY CARTER[/TH]
[TD]Democratic[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]GERALD FORD[/TH]
[TD]Republican[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: AlignCenter, bgcolor: #F9F9F9, align: left"]RICHARD NIXON[/TH]
[TD]Republican[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]5.6[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]55[/TD]
[TD="class: AlignCenter, align: center"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 

Could it maybe be that Democrat corruption protects them? Lets not forget the GOP wasn't so low as to hack and cheat their primary to keep the non-establishment member from winning the ticket. Lest we not also forget an Obama administration that conveniently "didn't know about" the many scandals like the IRS harming conservative groups, the Hillary email server (not to mention that debacle with the DOJ, etc.) or pretty much any other controversy.

If you think Democrat presidents are innocent they aren't, they just aren't held to the same standard of accountability. Just like at Bill Clinton.
 

Democrats take care of Democrats. They are like a hive.

Can you imagine the outrage if the republicans ran something like the Clinton Foundation for the purpose of providing a bull pen for their out of office cronies, who’s only job was to feed the Democrat hive?

The Democrats get away with murder because they have no core beliefs.
 

What Clinton and the DNC did to rig the primary was unethical as hell and I despise them for it, but illegal?

The right would have loved nothing more than to crucify Obama if they had the evidence, they didn't.

We don't know the internal details of Hillary's email scandal. Was it criminal? I don't know. I'd say this pass was pretty questionable but without knowing the details all we can do is speculate.

Democratic administrations certainly aren't pure, but compared to Republicans they have a stellar track record.
 

I think that is rather a positive statement about the US system not only allowing crimes among the politically powerful to be uncovered and indicted but to be prosecuted and punished not as singular rare events. The numbers indicate that most must be; at least among the Republicans.
 

So Democrats are just smooth criminals? Meh I don't buy it. Certainly it would seem they are more careful, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's a line between unethical and criminal. Though IMO the Clinton Foundation and all that is certainly suspect of being criminal. You guys can have Hillary in jail if ya want, I won't protest.
 

That is a positive way to look at it. Though I don't agree that Democrats have generally gotten away with obvious criminal offenses. Their scandals have been more unethical and murky. The Republican scandals have been quite potent.
 

I agree.

For example, we are just now learning about the pay-for-play Russian uranium deal during the Obama administration under S.O.S. Hilary Clinton, and the Clinton Foundation.

Then, from the Wikipedia article quoted in the OP we have this list during the Obama Administration:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_political_scandals_in_the_United_States

Meanwhile, the lists below each President include names of people in government from both Parties and those without Party affiliation who resigned or were charged/convicted.

So, two things might be possible.

1. The Democrats allow people to resign rather than face criminal charges, while the Republicans step up and push for charges; and

2. The numbers might be showing people of both Parties under each Administration who were charged and convicted.

Just saying. :coffeepap:

(Of course, Republicans can be corrupt and just get caught more often. )
 
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