The Downfall Dictionary
Cataloging the past political scandals of the United States.
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Randall "Duke" Cunningham: From War Hero to Ordering Off the Bribery Menu
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( Source ) Although he had already gotten his aviator nickname years earlier, Randall "Duke" Cunningham sometimes boasted that he ...
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Edwin Edwards: How Gambling Brought Down Louisiana's "Cajun King"
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( Source ) Reporters covering the 1985 trial of Governor Edwin Edwards were treated to an unusual photo opportunity one day as Louisiana...
Friday, February 18, 2022
George V. Hansen: The "Dragon Slayer" Repeatedly Brought Low by Financial Scandals
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( Source ) On the morning of October 1, 1985, protestors gathered in Boston to hurl boxes of tea into the city's harbor. Although it cle...
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