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Section sizes

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)	829	829
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	1,932
Executive branch	1,083	1,083
Legislative branch	797	797
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	759
Legislative branch	708	708
Abraham Lincoln (R) administration (1861–1865)	56	5,003
Executive branch	1,935	1,935
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	14,677
Executive branch	5,790	5,790
Legislative branch	5,137	5,137
Judicial branch	3,552	3,552
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	2,485
Legislative branch	1,389	1,389
Judicial branch	1,039	1,039
William McKinley (R) administration (1897–1901)	57	2,957
Executive branch	2,254	2,254
Legislative branch	646	646
Theodore Roosevelt (R) administrations (1901–1909)	60	5,539
Legislative branch	4,909	4,909
Judicial branch	570	570
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	1,724
Executive branch	516	516
Judicial branch	1,152	1,152
Warren G. Harding (R) administration (1921–1923)	137	6,603
Executive branch	3,478	3,478
Legislative branch	2,132	2,132
Judicial branch	856	856
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	8,704
Executive branch	1,529	1,529
Legislative branch	2,396	2,396
Judicial Branch	4,712	4,712
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	3,301
Executive branch	533	533
Legislative branch	2,219	2,219
Judicial branch	411	411
Richard Nixon (R) administrations (1969–1974)	134	22,686
Executive branch	14,575	14,575
Legislative branch	7,245	7,245
Judicial branch	732	732
Gerald Ford (R) administration (1974–1977)	131	7,804
Executive branch	623	623
Legislative branch	6,356	6,356
Judicial branch	694	694
Jimmy Carter administration (D) (1977–1981)	132	8,329
Executive branch	351	351
Legislative branch	6,462	6,462
Judicial branch	1,384	1,384
Ronald Reagan (R) administrations (1981–1989)	192	50,881
Executive branch	35,819	35,819
Legislative branch	11,520	11,520
Judicial branch	3,350	3,350
George H. W. Bush (R) administration (1989–1993)	137	8,217
Executive branch	3,939	3,939
Legislative branch	2,369	2,369
Judicial branch	1,772	1,772
Bill Clinton (D) administrations (1993–2001)	54	19,881
Executive branch	3,723	3,723
Legislative branch	16,104	16,104
George W. Bush (R) administrations (2001–2009)	56	82,576
Executive branch	60,087	60,087
Legislative branch	22,433	22,433
Barack Obama (D) administrations (2009–2017)	54	68,895
Executive branch	12,241	12,241
Legislative branch	48,903	48,903
Judicial branch	7,697	7,697
Donald Trump (R) administration (2017–2021)	587	73,910
Executive branch	43,307	43,307
Legislative branch	28,377	28,377
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	881	881
References	30	30
Bibliography	832	832
Total	450,110	450,110

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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!

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

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

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]

Talk:List of federal political scandals in the United States

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Hillary not mentioned one time!

Obama Drones/Extrajudicial killing

Mayorkas

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