scandals for each of the prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates

[Mr. Morden]

What is the most significant scandal from the past of each of the likely 2020 Democratic presidential candidates?

[Mr. Morden]

On Warren, aside from the Native American thing, the other thing that conservative media outlets have devoted some coverage to is the line of credit on her home that she didn’t put on financial disclosure forms:

http://freebeacon.com/politics/time-elizabeth-warren-used-loophole-avoid-disclosing-line-credit/

Seems like a pretty trivial thing when you read the details, but they accuse her of hypocrisy for attacking Cabinet nominees on their own financial disclosures.

On Booker, there was Watershed investigation from when he was mayor of Newark.  Then there was also the controversy over the money he was paid by his former law firm while he was mayor.

[Mr. Morden]

Breitbart and other conservative media outlets are currently hyping this story about an Indian athlete who got visa help from Gillibrand and Schumer, and is now charged with "first-degree sexual abuse", among other crimes.

[Mr. Morden]

Here's a 2013 New York Post story on Cory Booker's tall tales (including the infamous "T-Bone"):

http://nypost.com/2013/09/21/a-big-act-newark-mayors-urban-tall-tales/

Yes, it's the New York Post, but this is the kind of thing that we'll probably be hearing again during the presidential campaign.

[Mr. Morden]

Cuomo making some serious bank on a book he wrote that only sold 3200 copies:

http://buffalonews.com/2017/04/18/cuomos-income-jumps-renewed-book-royalty-payments/

[Mr. Morden]

I'd say it's a reach to call this a "scandal", but it's the sort of thing I can imagine him getting attacked on in a national campaign, so I'll raise it here...

Booker getting campaign contributions from both Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner has come up again:

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/cory-booker-jared-kushner-democrat-received-campaign-cash-trumps-son-law-2545035

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Ivanka has also donated $ to Cuomo, Gillibrand, and Harris:

http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/donald-trumps-kids-donate-to-democrats/

[Mr. Morden]

I can see why they donate to east coast politicians (Cuomo, Gillibrand, Booker) but why Harris?

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/08/trump-universitys-troubles-might-explain-the-donalds-donation-to-kamala-harris/

[Mr. Morden]

I can see why they donate to east coast politicians (Cuomo, Gillibrand, Booker) but why Harris?

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/08/trump-universitys-troubles-might-explain-the-donalds-donation-to-kamala-harris/

Ouch. That is a not a good thing to have for Harris' potential presidential ambitions.

As the story says, Harris donated the $ from Donald to charity.  I'm not sure what else she was supposed to do.  Give it back to him?

[Mr. Morden]

Cory Booker is a gay

I don't know why he didn't really trigger my gaydar before.

But now I see he's dating Oprah gf/bff Gayle King.

Huh?  No, he's been dating Cleo Wade since last year:

https://www.bustle.com/articles/183456-who-is-cleo-wade-cory-booker-has-been-linked-to-this-instagram-poet

And in fact, they went on vacation together in Jamaica last month:

http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/cory-booker-holidays-treasure-beach-easter

[Mr. Morden]

Snopes tackles the kerfuffle over Jared Kushner's campaign contributions to Booker:

http://www.snopes.com/cory-booker-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-donations/

[Mr. Morden]

Terry McAuliffe has his share of skeletons:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/politics/terry-mcauliffe-fbi-doj-federal-investigation-campaign-contributions/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-ally-aids-campaign-of-fbi-officials-wife-1477266114

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/prosectors-gather-bank-phone-records-of-cuomo-aides-1.13725586

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[Mr. Morden]

While not a candidate herself, Jane Sanders is a candidate's spouse, so this seems like something that could get talked about if her husband runs for prez again:

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/339141-sanderss-wife-hires-lawyer-amid-bank-fraud-investigation#.WU0v5iOUqOo.twitter

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