| | (1975) John Connally Milk Money scandal |
| | (1977) "Lancegate": President Carter's OMB Director Bert Lance resignation amidst allegations of misuse of funds |
| | (1979)Jimmy Carter's Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan target of special prosecution |
| | "Billygate": President Jimmy Carter's brother Billy Carter was found to be a paid agent of the government of Libya in 1980; ensuing scandal did not help President Carter's bid for re-election in 1980 |
| | (1977-1980) Tongsun Park "Koreagate" scandal involving alleged bribery of more than 100 members of Congress by South Korean government; charges were pressed only against congressmen Richard T. Hanna (convicted) and Otto E. Passman (not prosecuted because of illness); also implicated was South Korean President Park Chung Hee |
| | (1978) Betty Ford addictions |
| | (1979) Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia punished after his ex-wife produced cash "gifts" he had hidden in an overcoat; Talmadge later wrote, "I wish I'd burned that damn overcoat and charged everything on American Express." Talmadge the same year admitted to having spent five weeks in alcohol rehabilitation; he was not re-elected to the Senate in 1980. |
| | (1980)Abscam |
| | (1980) "Debategate": briefing book of President Jimmy Carter stolen and given to Ronald Reagan campaign before 1980 presidential election debate in Cleveland, Ohio |
| | (1981)Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan investigated for wrongdoing and ultimately acquitted of larceny and fraud in 1987. |
| | (1982)Anne Gorsuch Burford refusal to turn over EPA documents |
| | (1983)William Casey insider trading |
| | (1983) Congressional page sex scandal |
| | (1985-1986) Iran-Contra affair; Oliver North was convicted in 1989 of accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents, but the convictions were later overturned in 1990 by appeals court. |
| | (1980-1989) Savings and loan scandal and the Keating Five: Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Don Riegle, John Glenn, and John McCain |
| | (1987) Preferential treatment for military contractor Wedtech implicates Attorney General Edwin Meese and White House aide Lynn Nofziger |
| | (1987) Robert Bernard Anderson former US Secretary of Treasury pleaded guilty to owning an offshore bank. |
| | (1987) "Pothead jurist," : President Reagan's first controversial nominee to replace Justice Powell was Judge Robert Bork. Judge Bork, who coincidentally had fired Archibald Cox in the Nixon-era Saturday Night Massacre, was rejected for his allegedly extreme judicial philosophy; the second nominee was Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, who had to drop out of consideration after he admitted having smoked marijuana while a Harvard Law School professor. |
| | (1987) Senator John Tower's nomination as Defense Secretary derailed due to allegations of habitual and extreme alcohol abuse and improper ties to defense industry |
| | Mario Biaggi convicted in 1988 in Wedtech scandal of bribery, extortion, racketeering, filing a false tax return, mail fraud, and false financial disclosure; resigned from U.S. House before he could be expelled |
| | (1989) Speaker of the U.S. House Jim Wright from Texas forced to resign after ethics committee investigation found dozens of violations of House rules, including alleged improper receipt of $145,000 in gifts by Wright's wife from a Fort Worth developer and large profits from "sale" of Wright's speeches |
| | (1989) Anthony Lee Coelho of California resigns from U.S. House for unethical finance practices including "junk bond" deal |
| | (1992) Alcee Hastings, federal district court judge impeached (1989) and convicted of soliciting a bribe; subsequently elected to U.S. House |