Notice how the Republicans paid the price.
1992-1999, Bill Clinton (D)
Executive Branch scandals
* Henry Cisneros (D) resigns as Clinton's Housing Secretary and pleads guilty (1999) to lying to the FBI about the amount of money he paid his former mistress, Linda Medlar. He was fined $10,000.
* Monica Lewinsky Affair, discovery and coverup of President Bill Clinton's sexual relation with an intern which resulted in his impeachment, though he was found not guilty. Also known as Monicagate (1997-1999)
* Teamstergate in which Teamster president Ron Carey (D) allegedly gave money to Bill Clinton's (D) 1996 presidential campaign and Clinton gave money for Carey's campaign. Carey's re-election was invalidated, though he was later cleared of all charges. No charges were ever filed against the Clinton's.
* Webster Hubbell (D) Associate Attorney General, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. (1995)
* Ronald Blackley, (D) Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy's Chief of Staff, sentenced to 27 mos for perjury laws.findlaw.com (1999)
* Whitewater scandal (1994-2000) independent counsel Kenneth Starr (R) investigated the Clinton's role in peddling influence for the Whitewater (real estate) Development Corporation while he was Governor of Arkansas. No criminal charges were brought against either President Bill Clinton (D) or First Lady Hillary Clinton (D)
* Wampumgate Bruce Babbitt (D), Secretary of the Interior 1993-2001. Accused of lying to Congress about influencing a 1995 American Indian tribe casino decision. Babbitt was cleared of all wrongdoing.
* Pardongate (1999 - 2001) -- President Bill Clinton (D) granted 396 pardons at the end of his term, an amount which seemed excessive compared with the 74 granted by his predecessor George H.W. Bush, but not when compared to his predecessor Ronald Reagan who pardoned 393. [3]
* Filegate alleged misuse of FBI resources by Clinton Security Chief, Craig Livingstone (D), to compile an 'enemies' list (1996); Investigation found insufficient evidence of criminal wrongdoing
* Americorps head Eli Segal (D) investigated (1996)[1]
* The People's Republic of China campaign finance controversy (1996) Refers to alleged efforts by China to influence the 1996 elections by directing campaign donations through intermediaries, largely to Democratic candidates including Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
* Vincent Foster(D) the White House lawyer was alleged to have been murdered by either Bill or Hillary Clinton, for various reasons and with varying degrees of involvement. The suicide was investigated by the Park Police Service and FBI, Independent Consultant Robert Fiske and finally by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr (R) all of whom ruled that it was a simple suicide. (1993)
* White House Coffees and Lincoln Bedroom -- political donations linked to access to President Clinton. No wrong doing was found.
* Travelgate (1993) involving White House travel agents. In 1998 Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr (R) exonerated President Bill Clinton of any involvement.
Legislative Branch scandals
* Wes Cooley (R-OR) in 1997, Cooley was convicted of having lied on the 1994 voter information pamphlet about his service in the Army.He was fined and sentenced to two years probation.
* Newt Gingrich (R-GA) the Speaker of the House was accused of financial improprieties leading to House reprimand and $300,000 in sanctions leading to his resignation. (1997)
* Walter R. Tucker III (D-CA) resigned from the House before conviction on bribery charges while Mayor of Compton, CA(1996)
* Carol Moseley-Braun Senator(D-IL) conspired with her siblings to hide $28,750 of Medicaid money, and was fined by the U.S. Senate. (1993)
* House banking scandal (1992) the House of Representatives Bank found that 450 members had overdrawn their checking accounts, but not been penalized. The following 22 House members were singled out by the House Ethics Committee. Buzz Lukens(R-OH) Carl D. Perkins(D-KY) Carroll Hubbard(D-KY) Mary Rose Oskar(D-OH) Walter Fauntroy (D-DC) and Jack Russ, Sgt. at Arms were later convicted.
1. Tommy F. Robinson (R-AK) -996 checks, 16 months overdue
2. Robert Mrazek (D-NY) -920 checks, 23 months overdue
3. Robert W. Davis (R-MI) -873 checks, 13 months overdue
4. Doug Walgren (D-PA) -858 checks, 16 months overdue
5. Charles F. Hatcher (D-GA) -819 checks, 35 months overdue
6. Stephen J. Solarz (D-NY) -743 checks, 30 months overdue
7. Harold Ford, Sr. (D-TN) -743 checks, 30 months overdue
8. Charles Hayes (D-IL) -715 checks, 15 months overdue
9. Ronald D. Coleman (D-TX) -673 checks, 23 months overdue
10. Carl C. Perkins (D-KY) -514 checks, 14 months overdue
11. Bill Alexander (D-AK) -497 checks, 18 months overdue
12. William F. Goodling(R-PA) -430 checks, 9 months overdue
13. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) -408 checks, 18 months overdue
14. Ed Feighan (D-OH) -397 checks, 8 months overdue
15. Mickey Edwards (R-OK) -386 checks, 13 months overdue
16. Bill Clay (D-MO) -328 checks, 9 months overdue
17. Tony Coelho (D-CA) -316 checks, 12 months overdue
18. John Conyers (D-MI) -273 checks, 9 months overdue
19. Mary Rose Oakar (D-OH) -213 checks, 18 months overdue
20. Joseph Early (D-MA) -124 checks, 13 months overdue
21. Douglas H. Bosco (D-CA) -124 checks, 13 months overdue
22. Jim Bates (D-CA) - 89 checks, 9 months overdue
* Congressional Post Office Scandal (1991 - 1995) Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) and Joe Kolter (D-PA) were accused of heading a conspiracy to launder Post Office money through stamps and postal vouchers. Rostenkowski was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison, in 1995.
* Robert Packwood Senator (R-OR) resigned his office before expulsion, after 29 women came forward with claims of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and sexual assaults. His claims of no wrongdoing were eventually contradicted by his own lurid diaries boasting of his sexual conquests.(1992)
* Jay Kim (R-CA) accepted $250,000 in illegal 1992 campaign contributions and was sentenced to two months house arrest. (1992)
* David Durenberger Senator (R-MN) denounced by Senate for unethical financial transactions (1990)and then disbarred. In 1995 he pled guilty to misuse of public funds and given one years probation.
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