December 12, 2023
Only 15 senators have been expelled from the U.S. Senate. Fourteen supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. The other was William Blount, who in 1797 schemed to take Spanish-held Florida and Louisiana by force and give them to the British in order to get out of debt.
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9 American Political Scandals
Greed and lust—for power as well as for sex—are the essential elements of most political scandals. Other contributing factors often include mendacity, obfuscation, obsession, moral bankruptcy, naïveté, misplaced loyalty or trust, and lapse of good judgment. Frequently, a vigilant investigative
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