Volume 1

Publisher’s Note

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Abramoff, Jack (1959–)

ABSCAM

Adams, Llewelyn Sherman (1899–1986)

Addonizio, Hugh Joseph (1914–1981)

Agnew, Spiro Theodore (1918–1996)

Alexander, Lamar

Alito, Samuel (1950–)

Ames, Adelbert (1835–1933)

Ames, Oakes (1804–1873)

Archbald, Robert Wodrow (1848–1926)

Archer, Stevenson (1827–1898)

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 494 U.S. 652 (1990)

Axtell, Samuel Beach (1819–1881)

Baker, Robert Gene (1928–2017)

Bannon, Steve (1953–)

Barry v. United States ex rel. Cunningham, 279 U.S. 597 (1929)

Barstow, William Augustus (1813–1865)

Belknap, William Worth (1829–1890)

Biaggi, Mario (1917–2015)

Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore (1877–1947)

Bingham, Hiram (1875–1956)

Blagojevich, Milorad “Rod” R. (1956–)

Blaine, James Gillespie (1830–1893)

Blanton, Leonard Ray (1930–1996)

Brazile, Donna (1959–)

Brehm, Walter Ellsworth (1892–1971)

Brewster, Daniel Baugh (1923–2007)

Bridgegate (2013)

Broidy, Elliott (1956–)

Brooks, James (1810–1873)

Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976)

Bullock, Rufus Brown (1834–1907)

Bundling

Burke, Ed (1943–)

Burton, Joseph Ralph (1852–1923)

Burton v. United States, 202 U.S. 344 (1906)

Bush, Cori (1976–)

Bustamante, Albert Garza (1935–2021)

Butler, David C. (1829–1891)

Butler, Roderick Randum (1827–1902)

Caldwell, Alexander (1830–1917)

Cambridge Analytica and Facebook

Campaign Finance Scandal 1996

Catron, Thomas Benton (1840–1921)

Caudle, Theron Lamar

Censure

Chinagate

Chippewa Cree Tribal Scandals (2014–2016)

Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832–1917)

Cianci, Vincent Albert, Jr. (1941–2016)

Civil Service Act

Civil Service Reform

Claiborne, Harry Eugene

Claiborne v. United States, 465 U.S. 1305(1984)

Clark, William Andrews (1839–1925)

Classified Documents

Clayton, Powell (1833–1914)

Clean Politics Act of 1939

Clinton, William Jefferson (1946–)

Code of Official Conduct

Coelho, Anthony Lee (1942–)

Cohen, Michael (1966–)

Colfax, Schuyler, Jr. (1823–1885)

Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. Federal Election Commission, 116 S. Ct. 2309, 518 U.S. 604 (1996)

Colvin, Harvey Doolittle (1815–1892)

Coman, Thomas (1836–1909)

Comey, James—Hillary Clinton Allegations

Common Cause

Congressional Ethics Code

Connolly, John Bowden, Jr. (1917–1993)

Connelly, Matthew J. (1907–1976)

Contempt of Congress

Corrupt Practices Act, 36 Stat. 822 (1910)

Corrupt Practices Acts (Congressional)

Cosby, William (c. 1690–1736)

Coughlin, John Joseph (1860–1938)

COVID-19 Relief Funds Fraud

Covode, John (1808–1871)

Cox, Charles Christopher (1952–)

Cox Report

Cranston, Alan MacGregor (1914–2000)

Crédit Mobilier Scandal

Croker, Richard (1841–1922)

Cuellar, Henry (1955–)

Cunningham, Randall Harold (1941–)

Curley, James Michael (1874–1958)

Curtis, George William (1824–1892)

Daugherty, Harry Micajah (1860-1941)

Democracy: An American Novel

Denby, Edwin (1870-1929)

Dever, William Emmett (1862-1929)

Deweese, John Thomas (1835-1906)

Dewey, Thomas Edmund (1902-1971)

Diggs, Charles Coleman, Jr. (1922–1998)

Dodd, Thomas Joseph(1907-1971)

Dorsey, Stephen Wallace (1842-1916)

Duer, William (1747-1799)

Durenberger, David Ferdinand (1934–2023)

Dwyer, R. Budd (1939-1987)

Eaton, Dorman Bridgman (1823–1899)

Edwards, Edwin Washington (1927–2021)

Edwards, Francis Smith (1817–1899)

Eilberg, Joshua (1921–2004)

Ellis, Jenna (1984–)

English, George Washington (1868–1941)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Scandal (1983)

Espy, Michael Albert (1953–)

Ethics in Government Act, Public Law 95-521 (1978)

Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Public Law 101-194 (1989)

Evans v. United States (504 U.S. 255 [1992])

Executive Privilege

Expulsion

Fall, Albert Bacon (1861–1944)

Fattah, Chaka (1956–)

Fauntroy, Walter Edward (1933–)

Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910

Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925, 43 Stat. 1070; 2 U.S.C. § 241 (1925)

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, Public Law 92-225, 86 Stat. 3, 2 USC § 431 et seq. (1971)

Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 1263 (1974)

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc., 479 U.S. 238 (1986)

Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action Committee, 470 U.S. 480 (1985)

Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee, 459 U.S. 197 (1982)

Ferguson, James Edward (1871–1944)

Ferguson, Miriam Amanda Wallace (1875–1961)

Filegate

Fletcher, Ernest Lee (1952–)

Flood, Daniel John (1903–1994)

Florida Right to Life, Inc. v. Lamar, 233 F. 3rd 1288 (11th Cir. 2001)

Flynn, Michael (1958–)

Ford, John N. (1942–)

Fortas, Abraham (1919–1982)

Foulke, William Dudley (1848–1935)

Garcia, Robert (1933–2017)

Garfield, James Abram (1831–1881)

Gaynor, William Jay (1848–1913)

Gilbert, William Augustus (1815–1875)

Goebel, William (1856–1900)

Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr. (1948–)

Grover, La Fayette (1823–1911)

Grunewald, Henry W.

Hague, Frank (1876–1956)

Hall, Abraham Oakey (1826–1898)

Hanna, Richard Thomas (1914–2001)

Hansen, George Vernon (1930–2014)

Hastert, John Dennis (1942–)

Hastings, Alcee Lamar (1936–2021)

Hatch Act, 53 Stat. 1147 (1939)

Hays, Wayne Levere (1911–1989)

Hayt, Ezra Ayres (1823–1902)

Helstoski, Henry (1925–1999)

Helstoski v. Meanor

Henderson, John Brooks (1826–1913)

Hevesi, Alan G. (1940–2023)

Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1946)

Hoeppel, John Henry (1881–1976)

Hoffman, Harold Giles (1896–1954)

Hoffman, John Thompson (1828–1888)

Holden, William Woods (1818–1892)

Honoraria

Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791)

House of Representatives Banking Scandal

House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

House of Representatives Post Office Scandal

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scandal

Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. (1937–2022)

Hubbell, Levi (1808–1876)

Hunt, (Harold) Guy (1933–2009)

Hunter, Duncan (1976–)

Impeachment

Income Tax Scandal, Department of Justice (1951–1952)

Independent Counsel Statute, 28 U.S.C. 1826

Independent Expenditures

Influence Peddling

Ingersoll, Robert Green (1833–1899)

Iran-Contra Affair

IRS Targeting Scandal (2013)

Jackson, Edward Franklin (1873–1954)

Jackson, James (1757–1806)

Jackson, Jesse Louis, Jr. (1965–)

Jefferson, William Jennings (1947–)

Jenckes, Thomas Allen (1818–1875)

Jenrette, John Wilson, Jr.

Jerome, William Travers (1859–1934)

Johnson, Thomas Francis (1909–1988)

Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, 28 U.S.C. § 372(c) (1980)

Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 (1935)

Keating Five

Kellogg, William Pitt (1830-1918)

Kelly, Richard

Kerner, Otto, Jr. (1908-1976)

Kent, Samuel B. (1949–)

Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168 (1881)

Kilpatrick, Kwame (1970–)

Kim, Jay Chang-jun (1939–)

King, Cecil Rhodes (1898-1974)

King, William Smith (1828-1900)

Kolter, Joseph Paul

Koreagate

Kushner, Jared (1981–)

Lance, Thomas Bertram “Bert” (1931–2013)

Langer, William (1886–1959)

Leche, Richard Webster (1898–1965)

Lederer, Raymond Francis (1938–2008)

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, Public Law 104-65, 109 Stat. 691, 2 U.S.C. § 1601 (1995)

Lorimer, William (1861–1934)

Louderback, Harold (1881–1941)

Lyon, Caleb (1822–1875)

Manafort, Paul (1949–)

Mandel, Marvin (1920–2015)

Manton, Martin Thomas (1880–1946)

Marshall, Humphrey (1760–1841)

Matteson, Orsamus Benajah (1805–1889)

Mavroules, Nicholas James (1929–2003)

May, Andrew Jackson (1875–1959)

McCormick v. United States (500 U.S. 257 [1991])

McCotter, Thaddeus George (1965–)

McCray, Warren Terry (1865–1938)

McDade, Joseph Michael (1931–2017)

McDonnell v. United States, 529 U.S. (2016)

McDonnell, Robert Francis (1954–)

McGrain v. Dougherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927)

Mecham, Evan (1924–2008)

Menendez, Robert (1954–)

Miller, Thomas Woodnutt (1886–1973)

Mills, Wilbur Daigh (1909–1992)

Mitchell, John Hipple (1835–1905)

Mitchell, John Newton (1913–1988)

Mollohan, Alan Bowlby (1943–)

Morales, Daniel C. (1956–)

Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988)

Muckrakers

Mugwumps

Mulligan Letters

Myers, Michael Joseph (1943–)

Navarro, Peter (1949–)

1911 Amendments to the Publicity Act

1940 Amendments to the Hatch Act

Newberry v. United States, 256 U.S. 232 (1921)

Ney, Robert William (1954–)

Nixon, Richard Milhous (1913–1994)

Nixon v. Shrink Missouri PAC, 528 U.S. 377 (2000)

Nixon v. United States, 506 U.S. 224 (1993)

Oakar, Mary Rose

Obstruction of Justice

Operation Greylord

Ordway, Nehemiah George (1828–1907)

Pardongate

Papadopolous, George (1987–)

Patterson, James Willis (1823–1893)

Peck, James Hawkins (1790?–1836)

Pendergast, Thomas Joseph (1872–1945)

Pendleton, George Hunt (1825–1889)

Pendleton Civil Service Act, 22 Stat. 403 (1883)

Perkins, Carl Christopher (1954–)

Pickering, John (1737?–1805)

Poindexter, George (1779–1853)

Poindexter Commission

Political Cartoons and Corruption

Political Corruption as Portrayed in Films and on Television

Political Corruption as Portrayed in Literature

Pomeroy, Samuel Clarke (1816–1891)

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr. (1946–2021)

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. (1908–1972)

Powell, Sidney (1955–)

Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969)

Price, Tom (1954–)

Pruitt, Scott (1968–)

Publicity Act of 1910, 36 Stat. 822

Rangel, Charles Bernard (1930–)

Rebuke

Recall

Reed, Harrison (1813–1899)

Reeder, Andrew Horatio (1807–1864)

Renzi, Richard George “Rick” (1958–)

Reynolds, Melvin Jay (1952–)

Rezko, Antoin “Tony’ (1955?–)

Richmond, Frederick William (1923–2019)

Ritter, Halsted Lockwood (1868–1951)

Roach, William Nathaniel (1840–1902)

Roberts, Owen Josephus (1875–1955)

Robinson, Charles (1818–1894)

Ross, Robert Tripp (1903–1981)

Rostenkowski, Daniel David (1928–2010)

Rowland, John Grosvenor (1957–)

Russian Hacking Scandal (2016–2017)

Ryan, George Homer (1934–)

Santos, George (1988–)

Schenck, Robert Cumming (1809–1890)

Schmitz, Eugene Edward (1864–1928)

Schock, Aaron (1981–)

Schumaker, John Godfrey (1826–1905)

Seabury, Samuel (1873?–1958)

Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People’s Republic of China

Senate Finance Committee Hearings 1997 (Thompson Committee)

Select House Committee to Investigate the 6 January Attack on the United States Capitol

Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Senate Select Committee on Standards of Conduct

Shepherd, Alexander Robey (1835–1902)

Shuster, Elmer Greinert “Bud” (1932–2023)

Siegelman, Donald Eugene (1946–)

Sikes, Robert Lee Fulton (1906–1994)

Silver, Sheldon (1944–2022)

Simmons, James Fowler (1795–1864)

Skelos, Dean G. (1948–)

Small, Lennington “Len” (1862–1936)

Smith, Frank Leslie (1867–1950)

Smith, John (1735?–1824)

Special Prosecutor (Federal)

Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution

Star Route Frauds

Starr, Kenneth Winston (1946–2022)

Stevens, Theodore Fulton, Sr. (1923–2010)

Stockman, Steve (1956–)

Sullivan, Timothy Daniel (1863–1913)

Sulzer, William (1863–1941)

Swartwout-Hoyt Scandal

Swayne, Charles Henry (1842–1907)

Symington, John Fife, III (1945–)

Volume 2

Talmadge, Herman Eugene (1913–2002)

Tammany Hall

Tate, James William (1831–?)

Teapot Dome Scandal

Thomas, Clarence (1948–)

Thomas, John Parnell (1895–1970)

Thompson, Fred Dalton (1942–2015)

Thompson, William Hale (1869–1944)

Tillman Act of 1907, 34 Stat. 864 (1907)

Tonry, Richard Alvin (1935–2012)

Torricelli, Robert Guy (1951–)

Traficant, James Anthony, Jr. (1941–2014)

Trump, Donald J. (1946–)

Trump, Donald J.: Business Fraud

Trump, Donald J.: Impeachments

Trump, Donald J.: Georgia Election Interference Case

Trump, Donald J.: New York Hush Money Trial

Tucker, James Guy, Jr. (1943–)

Turner, George (1750?–1843)

Tweed, William Magear (1823–1878)

Tyner, James Noble (1826–1904)

United States v. Bramblett, 348 U.S. 503 (1955)

United States v. Brewster, 408 U.S. 501 (1972)

United States v. Gillock, 445 U.S. 360 (1980)

United States v. Helstoski, 442 U.S. 477 (1979)

United States v. Johnson, 383 U.S. 169 (1966)

United States v. National Treasury Employees Union

United States v. Salinas (522 U.S. 52 [1997])

United States v. Shirey, 359 U.S. 255 (1959)

United States v. Worrall, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 384 (1798)

Vare, William Scott (1867-1934)

Vermont Right to Life Committee v. Sorrell, 19 F. Supp. 2d 204 (1998), 216 F. 3d 264 (2000)

Veterans Administration Scandal (2014–2017)

Walker, James John (1881–1946)

Walsh, Thomas James (1859–1933)

Walton, John Callaway (1881–1949)

Warmoth, Henry Clay (1842–1931)

Watergate

Welch, William Wickham (1818–1892)

Whiskey Ring Scandal

Whitewater

Whittemore, Benjamin Franklin (1824–1894)

Willett, William Forte, Jr. (1869–1938)

Williams, Harrison Arlington, Jr. (1919–2001)

Williams, John James (1904–1988)

Williamson, John Newton (1855–1943)

Wilson, Charles Herbert (1917–1984)

Worrall, Robert

Wright, James Claude, Jr. (1922–2015)

Yee, Leland (1948–)

Zenger, John Peter (1697-1746)

Primary Documents

Impeachment of John Pickering

The Disputed Governorship of Wisconsin

The Governorship of Wisconsin

Ames and Brooks

The Secretary of War

The Case in The House

The Disgraced Secretary

Archer Stole Heavily

Treasurer Archer Resigns

Governor Jackson Acts

His First Day In Prison

Goebel Shot Down

Clark Is Reappointed

Case Against Swayne

Swayne not Guilty

Burton’s Successor

Lorimer Ousted, Fighting To End

Archbald Denies All

Archbald “Guilty”

Archbald is Third Judge Found Guilty by Senate

Sulzer, Guilty on Three Counts, to be Ousted From Office To-Day; Acquitted of Bribery Charge

Rowbottom Admits $1,750 “Given to Him”

Excerpt of Congressional Record—Senate Regarding Judge Halsted Lockwood Ritter

United States v. Manton

Curley v. United States

Sherman Adams Quits; President’s Aide Blames Campaign of Vilification

Report of Select Committee on Standards and Conduct—Censure of Senator Thomas J. Dodd

Letter to Spiro T. Agnew About His Decision to Resign as Vice President

Letter from Assistant District Attorney Michael B. Mukasey to Justice Robert L. Carter

Saturday Night Live Parody of American Express Credit Card Ad

Matter of Brasco

United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Claude “buddy” Leach, Defendant-appellant

Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice to the U.S. Senate

Abscam Defendants Enter Prison

In the Matter of Representative George V. Hansen

The House of Jim Wright

Impeachment Trial of Judge Alcee L. Hastings

Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection with 1996 Federal Election Campaigns

Investigation of Political Fundraising Improprieties and Possible Violations of Law Interim Report

United States v. Traficant

Former Congressman Cunningham Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison

Former Congressman Robert W. Ney Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Corruption Crimes

Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison on Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud, Conspiracy and Tax Evasion

4 of Illinois’ Past 10 Governors Went to Prison

Rod Blagojevich, Petitioner v. United States of America On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Report to Hon. Emmet G. Sullivan of Investigation Conducted Pursuant to the Court’s Order

William Jefferson

Former Congressman William J. Jefferson Convicted of Bribery, Racketeering, Money Laundering, and Other Related Charges

Former Congressman William J. Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Bribery and Other Charges

In The Matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York

Former Governor Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Illegal Activity In Two Congressional Campaigns

Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Campaign

Montana Guardians Project Aims to Deter Indian Country Corruption

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s January 9 News Conference on George Washington Bridge Scandal

Political Corruption in Albany a Very Old Story

Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Statement by FBI Director James B. Comey on the Investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Use of a Personal E-Mail System

Donna Brazile Admits Cheating, But Clinton Campaign Has Yet to Apologize

Price Resigns from HHS After Facing Fire for Travel

Scott Pruitt Can’t Be Trusted

Former U.S. Congressman Convicted of Mail and Wire Fraud, Campaign Finance Violations, Money Laundering and Filing a False Tax Return

Michael Cohen Scandal a Reminder that the U.S. is a Tax Secrecy Paradise

Thank You to Everyone Who Can’t Redact Documents Properly

Ex-Republican Fundraiser Accuses Lobbying Firm of Leaking Hacked Emails

Letter from Kelly Kramer, Attorney with Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., to Department of Justice

Congressman Duncan D. Hunter Pleads Guilty to Stealing Campaign Funds

Interview Between Donald J. Trump and George Stephanopoulos of ABC News

United States of America Before the Federal Trade Commission

The Railroading of Michael Flynn

Transcript excerpt of President Trump’s phone call to Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger pressuring him for vote

Trump’s First Impeachment: The President’s January 6 Speech

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors

Steve Bannon Faces Criminal Charges Over Jan. 6 Panel Snub, Setting Up a Showdown Over Executive Privilege

The Provisions of Executive Order 12356 of April 2, 1982

Attorney General James Sues Donald Trump for Years of Financial Fraud

Trump’s Response to the Subpoena from January 6 Select Committee

Stipulation to Discipline Jenna Ellis

Letter from the House Committee on Oversight and Responsibility on Jared Kushner’s Business Dealings with Saudi Arabia

Ethics Complaints against Justice Clarence Thomas

Wenstrup Demands Answers from DOJ Regarding International COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Sheldon Whitehouse’s Formal Ethics Complaint to the Supreme Court Against Justice Samuel Alito

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, His Wife, and Three New Jersey Businessmen Charged With Bribery Offenses

Accusations against Sidney Powell

Ethics Allegations against George Santos

Excerpt from United States Sentencing Memorandum against Peter Navarro for Contempt of Congress

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush under Federal Criminal Investigation

Indictment of Henry Cuellar

Affirmation of Todd Blanche in Support of President Donald J. Trump’s Post-Trial Presidential Immunity Motion

Appendixes

1. Cases of Expulsion, Censure, and Condemnation in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, 1798-Present

2. Senate Cases Involving Qualifications for Membership

3. Independent Counsel Investigations/Special Counsel Investigations

4. House Cases Involving Qualifications for Membership

5. United States Senators Tried and Convicted and Tried and Acquitted, 1806-Present

6. United States Governors in Ethical Trouble—Impeachments, Crimes, and Convictions, 1851-Present

7. Impeachments of Federal Officials, 1799-Present

8. Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate when Sitting on Impeachment Trials

9. United States Mayors Involved in Political Corruption

Chronology

Bibliography