Subject: Re: 18 USC 241 Intent
Dems tend not to have as corrupt admins as Republicans.
Yes, a Republican Executive branch tends to violate the law. A Democrat Executive branch generally follows the law. The Legislative branch is more evenly split, with a similar number of R and D convicts. There are not many convictions (about 1 person per year), but enough to show U.S. federal politicians are sometimes held to account. The abuse of the pardon power has incited criminal behavior.
Convicts in the last 100 years:
party party party
D I R Total
Executive 2 1 29 32
Judicial 6 0 3 9
Legislative 46 0 35 81
Total 54 1 67 122
Period Convicts
1923'1929 (Coolidge) 2
1929'1933 (Hoover) 1
1933'1945 (Roosevelt) 4
1945'1953 (Truman) 4
1953'1961 (Eisenhower) 3
1961'1963 (Kennedy) 1
1963'1969 (Johnson) 2
1969'1974 (Nixon) 16
1974'1977 (Ford) 6
1977'1981 (Carter) 5
1981'1989 (Reagan) 22
1989'1993 (Bush) 8
1993'2001 (Clinton) 12
2001'2009 (Bush) 15
2009'2017 (Obama) 15
2017'2021 (Trump) 5
2021'present (Biden) 1
total 122
List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
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Period (President) Branch Party State Convict Crime
2021'present (Biden) Legislative R NE Jeff Fortenberry falsifying and concealing material facts and making false statements
2017'2021 (Trump) Legislative R CA Duncan D. Hunter misuse of campaign funds
2017'2021 (Trump) Legislative R NY Chris Collins insider trading
2017'2021 (Trump) Legislative R TX Steve Stockman fraud
2017'2021 (Trump) Executive R Steve Bannon Contempt of Congress
2017'2021 (Trump) Executive R Michael Flynn lying to the FBI
2009'2017 (Obama) Judicial R Mark E. Fuller domestic violence
2009'2017 (Obama) Judicial D Thomas Porteous bribery and lying to Congress
2009'2017 (Obama) Judicial R Jack Camp cocaine
2009'2017 (Obama) Judicial R Samuel B. Kent lied about sexually harassing
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative D NY Anthony Weiner sending sexually explicit photos
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative D FL Corrine Brown wire and tax fraud, conspiracy, lying to federal investigators, and other corruption charges
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative D PA Chaka Fattah racketeering, fraud, and other corruption charges
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative R IL Dennis Hastert illegally structuring bank transactions
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative R NY Michael Grimm felony tax evasion
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative R FL Trey Radel possession of cocaine
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative R AZ Rick Renzi wire fraud, conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, money laundering and making false statements to insurance regulators
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative D IL Jesse Jackson Jr. wire and mail fraud in connection with misuse of campaign funds
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative D CA Laura Richardson improperly using her staff to campaign for her, destroying the evidence and tampering with witness testimony
2009'2017 (Obama) Legislative R MI Mark D. Siljander obstruction of justice
2009'2017 (Obama) Executive I David Petraeus providing classified information
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative D LA William J. Jefferson bribery
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative R ID Larry Craig disorderly conduct
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative R OH Bob Ney conspiracy and making false statements
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative R CA Duke Cunningham conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative D NC Frank Ballance money laundering and mail fraud
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative R SD Bill Janklow second-degree manslaughter
2001'2009 (Bush) Legislative D OH Jim Traficant felony counts of financial corruption
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R Scott Bloch contempt of Congress
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R Felipe Sixto misusing money
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R Robert E. Coughlin accepting bribes
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R David Safavian perjury
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R Scooter Libby perjury and obstruction of justice
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R Lester Crawford conflict of interest
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R Claude Allen felony theft
2001'2009 (Bush) Executive R John Korsmo lying to congress
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D IL Mel Reynolds sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography, bank fraud
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D PA Austin Murphy voter fraud
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative R OR Wes Cooley lied on the voter information pamphlet
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D PA Joe Kolter conspiracy
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D IL Dan Rostenkowski
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D OH Mary Rose Oakar misdemeanor campaign finance charge
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative R OH Buz Lukens bribery and conspiracy
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D DC Walter Fauntroy filing false disclosure forms to hide unauthorized income
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D KY Carl C. Perkins check kiting scheme
1993'2001 (Clinton) Legislative D KY Carroll Hubbard illegally funneling money to his wife's 1992 campaign
1993'2001 (Clinton) Executive D Webster Hubbell fraud
1993'2001 (Clinton) Executive D Wade Sanders child pornography
1989'1993 (Bush) Judicial D Robert Frederick Collins bribery
1989'1993 (Bush) Judicial D Alcee Hastings soliciting a bribe
1989'1993 (Bush) Judicial D Walter Nixon perjury
1989'1993 (Bush) Legislative D TX Albert Bustamante accepting bribes
1989'1993 (Bush) Legislative D MA Nicholas Mavroules extortion, accepting illegal gifts and failing to report them on congressional disclosure and income tax forms
1989'1993 (Bush) Legislative R CA Jay Kim illegal campaign contributions
1989'1993 (Bush) Legislative R MN David Durenberger misuse of public funds
1989'1993 (Bush) Executive R Catalina Vasquez Villalpando obstruction of justice and tax evasion
1981'1989 (Reagan) Judicial D Walter Nixon perjury
1981'1989 (Reagan) Judicial D Harry E. Claiborne tax evasion
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative R GA Pat Swindall perjury
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D NY Robert Garcia
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D NY Mario Biaggi obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gratuities
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative R ID George V. Hansen failing to fill in disclosure forms
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D NY Frederick W. Richmond tax fraud and possession of marijuana
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D PA Dan Flood bribery
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D PA Joshua Eilberg conflict-of-interest
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative R MS Jon Hinson
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D NY John M. Murphy
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D NJ Frank Thompson
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D PA Michael Myers
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D PA Raymond Lederer
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative R FL Richard Kelly corruption
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D SC John Jenrette bribery and conspiracy
1981'1989 (Reagan) Legislative D NJ Harrison A. Williams bribery and conspiracy
1981'1989 (Reagan) Executive R James G. Watt perjury and obstruction of justice
1981'1989 (Reagan) Executive R Deborah Gore Dean fraud
1981'1989 (Reagan) Executive R Melvyn Paisley bribery
1981'1989 (Reagan) Executive R Michael Deaver perjury
1981'1989 (Reagan) Executive R Elliott Abrams withholding evidence
1977'1981 (Carter) Legislative D PA Frank M. Clark mail fraud and tax evasion
1977'1981 (Carter) Legislative R FL J. Herbert Burke disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest, witness tampering
1977'1981 (Carter) Legislative D MI Charles Diggs mail fraud and filing false payroll forms
1977'1981 (Carter) Legislative D LA Richard Tonry receiving illegal campaign contributions
1977'1981 (Carter) Legislative R CA Andrew J. Hinshaw accepting bribes
1974'1977 (Ford) Legislative R NY James F. Hastings kickbacks and mail fraud
1974'1977 (Ford) Legislative D NY Bertram Podell conspiracy and conflict of interest
1974'1977 (Ford) Legislative D NY Frank Brasco conspiracy to accept bribes
1974'1977 (Ford) Legislative D CA Richard T. Hanna influence-buying scandal
1974'1977 (Ford) Legislative D TX John V. Dowdy perjury
1974'1977 (Ford) Executive R Earl Butz tax evasion
1969'1974 (Nixon) Legislative R CA Edwin Reinecke perjury
1969'1974 (Nixon) Legislative R PA J. Irving Whalley using mails to deposit staff salary kickbacks and threatening an employee
1969'1974 (Nixon) Legislative D NJ Cornelius Gallagher tax evasion
1969'1974 (Nixon) Legislative R NY Martin B. McKneally failing to file income tax return
1969'1974 (Nixon) Legislative D MA Ted Kennedy leaving the scene of an accident
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Maurice Stans violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and illegal campaign contributions
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Spiro Agnew tax evasion
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Charles Colson obstruction of justice
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Herbert W. Kalmbach corrupt practices
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Dwight Chapin perjury
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R John Dean obstruction of justice
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Egil Krogh
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R John Ehrlichman conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R H. R. Haldeman conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R Richard Kleindienst obstruction
1969'1974 (Nixon) Executive R John N. Mitchell perjury
1963'1969 (Johnson) Legislative D MD Daniel Brewster unlawful gratuity without corrupt intent
1963'1969 (Johnson) Legislative D AL Frank W. Boykin conspiracy and conflict of interest
1961'1963 (Kennedy) Legislative D MD Thomas F. Johnson conspiracy and conflict of interest regarding the receipt of illegal gratuities
1953'1961 (Eisenhower) Legislative D MA Thomas J. Lane evading taxes
1953'1961 (Eisenhower) Legislative R CA Ernest K. Bramblett making false statements
1953'1961 (Eisenhower) Legislative R MS Orland K. Armstrong fraud
1945'1953 (Truman) Legislative R OH Walter E. Brehm accepting contributions illegally
1945'1953 (Truman) Legislative R NJ J. Parnell Thomas salary fraud
1945'1953 (Truman) Legislative D KY Andrew J. May accepting bribes
1945'1953 (Truman) Legislative D MA James M. Curley fraud
1933'1945 (Roosevelt) Legislative D CA John H. Hoeppel selling an appointment to the West Point Military Academy
1933'1945 (Roosevelt) Legislative R ME Donald F. Snow bribery
1933'1945 (Roosevelt) Legislative D MI George Ernest Foulkes bribery
1933'1945 (Roosevelt) Legislative R NY Michael J. Hogan bribery
1929'1933 (Hoover) Legislative R IN Harry E. Rowbottom accepting bribes
1923'1929 (Coolidge) Legislative R KY John W. Langley violating the Volstead Act (Prohibition)
1923'1929 (Coolidge) Executive R William P. MacCracken Jr. contempt of congress