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This list consists of American politicians convicted of crimes either committed or prosecuted while holding office in the federal government.It includes politicians who were convicted or pleaded guilty in a court of law; and does not include politicians involved in unprosecuted scandals (which may or may not have been illegal in nature), or politicians who have only been arrested or indicted.
Denied seat on basis of opposition to World War I and conviction under the Espionage Act; the Supreme Court later overturned the conviction. 1920 After being denied a seat the first time, Wisconsin's 5th congressional district reelected Berger in a special election, though Congress again refused to seat Berger, leaving the seat open until 1921 ...
Conviction in the Senate requires the concurrence of a two-thirds supermajority of those present. The result of conviction is removal from office and (optionally, in a separate vote) disqualification from holding any federal office in the future, which requires a concurrence of only a majority of senators present. [20] [21] [22]
Mr Trump’s long-term personal lawyer and fixer, 57, who worked for the property tycoon from 2006 to 2018 before leaving after Mr Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference began.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The scene in Washington D.C. was very different on January 6, 2025 than it was four years before. Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump’s election win with the ...
All members of Congress are automatically enrolled in the Federal Employees Retirement System, a pension system also used for federal civil servants, except the formula for calculating Congress members' pension results in a 70% higher pension than other federal employees based on the first 20 years of service. [45]
The swift conviction of Donald Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress sent two warnings to the multiple co-defendants in the ex-president’s approaching criminal ...
Indicted for contempt of Congress, but acquitted in trial; [26] Later convicted for lying to Congress and sentenced to 6 months in prison, 5 years probation thereafter, and a fine of $10,000. [27] [28] Jack Quinn, White House Counsel: May 9, 1996 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Not considered