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Jan 6, 2021 · European Council President Charles Michel said he trusted the US "to ensure a peaceful transfer of power" to Mr Biden, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she...
- Watergate. The scandal that all other scandals are measured against (what isn’t a “-gate” these days?) first made headlines as an odd break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters and eventually brought down a president.
- Gary Hart. The Democratic senator from Colorado “was as close to a lock for the nomination — and likely the presidency — as any challenger of the modern era” in the 1988 election, wrote Matt Bai, who profiled Hart’s fall from grace in a recent book.
- The Eagleton Affair. Hart was the campaign manager for eventual 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern. But McGovern's status as nominee going into the party’s convention was uncertain, so the campaign did not undertake an exhaustive search for a running mate.
- Bill Clinton, Gennifer Flowers and Monica Lewinsky. During his 1992 run for president, Clinton was dogged by past rumors of extramarital affairs. Those rumors hit the tabloids when Flowers, an Arkansas state employee, alleged that she and Clinton carried on a 12-year fling.
Aug 2, 2023 · Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering. (Aug. 1)
Nov 13, 2020 · To place these developments into context, the Brennan Center’s Daniel I. Weiner spoke with Tim Lau and explained the significance of a peaceful transfer of power, the consequences of inadequate presidential transitions, and the potential for reform.
Jan 7, 2021 · Trump is still refusing to concede, but says there will be an orderly transition of power. But is that possible when America is so politically divided? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Dec 8, 2020 · The transfer of power: A roundup of research on US presidential transitions. When problems arise during the brief period when one U.S. president hands off executive power to the next, it can have serious consequences for the country, academic studies show.
Trump v. United States (2024) This article is about the United States Supreme Court case dealing with presidential immunity. For the issue of the special master in the classified documents case, see Trump v. United States (2022). For the federal and state prosecutions, see Indictments against Donald Trump. This article is part of a series about.
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