Every president has their share of misadventures, but only a few are so scandalous that their names echo through history: Teapot Dome, Watergate, Iran-Contra.
It's still early, but the odds are good that the second Donald Trump administration will end up with a few scandals of its own, building on the exact behaviors that got past presidents in trouble — including Trump in his first term.
Just two months in, Trump and his associates have already attempted to usurp congressional power over spending, brokered norm-breaking legal deals and sought to skirt ethics rules designed to stop self-dealing.
Any one of these actions would have led to major problems for a president in the past; to try them all at once is like speedrunning the history of White House scandals.
Here's a quick look at how Trump's behavior echoes past scandals.
This is a preview of Ryan Teague Beckwith's latest article. Read the full column here.
