Over the years, there have been many presidential scandals. Some have been recent and others happened over thirty years ago. In 1972, Richard Nixon was accused of tapping the other party's phone and breaking into their office. In 1986, Ronald Regan was involved in the Iran-Contra affair, in which the United States sold arms to Iran in exchange for their hostages. The most recent one was in 1998- only five years ago. Bill Clinton was charged with lying under oath when asked if he had an affair with an intern. These presidents lost the trust of Americans because they felt that the government lied to them.
Nixon had wanted to win the presidential election big and he had many people do illegal things for him. …
