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Section size for List of federal political scandals in the United States (123 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	241	241
Scope and organization of political scandals	2,544	2,544
Government under the Articles of Confederation (1777–1789)	830	830
George Washington administrations (1789–1797)	55	753
Legislative branch	698	698
John Adams administration (1797–1801)	47	1,382
Executive branch	624	624
Legislative branch	711	711
Thomas Jefferson administrations (1801–1809)	54	3,037
Executive branch	1,274	1,274
Judicial branch	1,709	1,709
James Monroe administrations (1817–1825)	49	746
Legislative branch	697	697
Andrew Jackson administrations (1829–1837)	52	1,933
Executive branch	1,083	1,083
Legislative branch	798	798
John Tyler administration (1841–1845)	47	1,676
Legislative branch	1,629	1,629
Zachary Taylor administration (1849–1850)	51	529
Executive branch	478	478
Franklin Pierce administration (1853-1857)	48	1,121
Legislative branch	1,073	1,073
James Buchanan administration (1857–1861)	51	760
Legislative branch	709	709
Abraham Lincoln (R) administration (1861–1865)	56	5,006
Executive branch	1,938	1,938
Legislative branch	3,012	3,012
Andrew Johnson (R) administration (1865–1869)	55	405
Executive branch	350	350
Ulysses S. Grant (R) administrations (1869–1877)	198	14,690
Executive branch	5,793	5,793
Legislative branch	5,138	5,138
Judicial branch	3,561	3,561
Rutherford B. Hayes (R) administration (1877–1881)	60	1,695
Executive branch	922	922
Judicial branch	713	713
James A. Garfield (R) administration (1881)	51	314
Legislative branch	263	263
Chester A. Arthur (R) administration (1881–1885)	58	1,800
Executive branch	1,742	1,742
Grover Cleveland (D) administration (1885–1889)	57	2,489
Legislative branch	1,389	1,389
Judicial branch	1,043	1,043
William McKinley (R) administration (1897–1901)	57	2,958
Executive branch	2,255	2,255
Legislative branch	646	646
Theodore Roosevelt (R) administrations (1901–1909)	60	5,542
Legislative branch	4,911	4,911
Judicial branch	571	571
William Howard Taft (R) administration (1909–1913)	60	2,587
Legislative branch	1,717	1,717
Judicial branch	810	810
Woodrow Wilson (D) administrations (1913–1921)	56	1,730
Executive branch	516	516
Judicial branch	1,158	1,158
Warren G. Harding (R) administration (1921–1923)	137	6,608
Executive branch	3,479	3,479
Legislative branch	2,133	2,133
Judicial branch	859	859
Calvin Coolidge (R) administrations (1923–1929)	57	4,580
Executive branch	1,300	1,300
Legislative branch	2,372	2,372
Judicial branch	851	851
Herbert Hoover (R) administration (1929–1933)	55	2,534
Legislative branch	1,611	1,611
Judicial branch	868	868
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) administrations (1933–1945)	67	8,721
Executive branch	1,531	1,531
Legislative branch	2,396	2,396
Judicial Branch	4,727	4,727
Harry S. Truman (D) administrations (1945–1953)	136	4,134
Executive branch	630	630
Legislative branch	3,368	3,368
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) administrations (1953–1961)	141	6,144
Executive branch	2,636	2,636
Legislative branch	3,367	3,367
John F. Kennedy (D) administration (1961–1963)	135	1,917
Legislative branch	1,782	1,782
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) administrations (1963–1969)	138	3,305
Executive branch	533	533
Legislative branch	2,220	2,220
Judicial branch	414	414
Richard Nixon (R) administrations (1969–1974)	134	22,702
Executive branch	14,588	14,588
Legislative branch	7,248	7,248
Judicial branch	732	732
Gerald Ford (R) administration (1974–1977)	131	7,810
Executive branch	623	623
Legislative branch	6,359	6,359
Judicial branch	697	697
Jimmy Carter administration (D) (1977–1981)	132	8,334
Executive branch	351	351
Legislative branch	6,464	6,464
Judicial branch	1,387	1,387
Ronald Reagan (R) administrations (1981–1989)	192	50,894
Executive branch	35,825	35,825
Legislative branch	11,525	11,525
Judicial branch	3,352	3,352
George H. W. Bush (R) administration (1989–1993)	137	8,223
Executive branch	3,944	3,944
Legislative branch	2,370	2,370
Judicial branch	1,772	1,772
Bill Clinton (D) administrations (1993–2001)	54	19,887
Executive branch	3,723	3,723
Legislative branch	16,110	16,110
George W. Bush (R) administrations (2001–2009)	56	82,597
Executive branch	60,101	60,101
Legislative branch	22,440	22,440
Barack Obama (D) administrations (2009–2017)	54	68,900
Executive branch	12,241	12,241
Legislative branch	48,908	48,908
Judicial branch	7,697	7,697
Donald Trump (R) administration (2017–2021)	587	73,922
Executive branch	43,312	43,312
Legislative branch	28,384	28,384
Judicial branch	1,639	1,639
Joe Biden (D) administration (2021– )	49	12,536
Executive branch	4,840	4,840
Legislative branch	6,633	6,633
Judicial branch	1,014	1,014
See also	882	882
References	30	30
Bibliography	832	832
Total	450,260	450,260

Suggested addition to this list[edit]

Based on the narrative in Wikipedia about Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 2600:1700:47D0:E920:3D26:9E74:1C4:4897 (talk) 18:41, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hillary not mentioned one time![edit]

Hillary not mentioned one time! 35.136.72.92 (talk) 01:48, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Because she did nothing wrong.Johnsagent (talk)

Obama Drones/Extrajudicial killing[edit]

The Obama administration extensive use of drones in countries the US was not at war with, as well as the killing U.S. citizens Anwar Al-Aulaqi, Samir Khan, and 16-year-old Abdulrahman Al-Aulaqi is not mentioned at all. 192.223.236.130 (talk) 15:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

George W. Bush used drones to kill Al Qaeda and Taliban forces based in Northern Pakistan, setting the precedent.Johnsagent (talk) 16:25, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mayorkas[edit]

Would the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas constitute a scandal? NathanBru (talk) 00:50, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. Mayorkas has not been impeached at all. Only the House has voted.Johnsagent (talk) 16:17, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. The House does impeach, the Senate convicts. For Donald Trump, both the first and second impeachments are listed as scandals. NathanBru (talk) 18:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quite a few people missing[edit]

Gary Condit? Bob Menendez? Henry Cuellar? Sure seems a lot of prominent Democrats are missing from this list. All of them made headlines in the newspapers, so they were kind of hard to miss. Sure seems intentional to me. And those were just a few off the top of my head.173.73.32.10 (talk) 19:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]