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The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers

By Matt Welch Jul 9, 2026, 1:20 pm104 pts
Ask historians or laymen to name the most blatantly corrupt pardon over the first 230 years or so of American presidenting, and most will likely arrive at the same answer: Marc Rich. Rich, a multiple-passport-holding, proudly amoral oil trader who specialized in sanctions-circumventing commerce with…

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