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The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers Original

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By Matt Welch Verified
| Reason Verified
Donald Trump Looking back through the biggest scandals in American history through the lens of Trump 2.0. | (Photo: Adani Samat/Sipa USA/JT Vintage/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom/Jim LoScalzo - Pool via CNP) Ask historians or laymen to name the most blatantly corrupt pardon over the first 230 years or so of American presidenting, and most will likely arrive at the same answer: Marc Rich.
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Americans Will Never Shut Up or Do as We're Told

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By Matt Welch Verified
| RealClear Politics
Americans Will Never Shut Up or Do as We're Told Two distinctly American traits that powered the Revolution: We don't like being told what to do by our supposed betters, and we really don't like being told to shut up. Read Full Article ⟶
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Americans Will Never Shut Up or Do As We're Told Original

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| Reason Verified
In 1757, a full generation before the American Revolution, British soldiers in Albany, New York—the main military staging area for the French and Indian War—demanded that the local sheriff open up his jail to detain a town farmer accused of harassing nearby troops. The sheriff, a physically unimpressive shoemaker in his early 30s named Abraham Yates, refused on the grounds that they had no legal writ.
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