History's steamiest political sex scandals
Published On: Oct 24 2011 07:52:38 AM PDT
Updated On: Oct 24 2011 08:10:12 AM PDT
Scandals date back to time of founding fathers
Politics has been marred by sex scandals throughout American history. Take a look at some of the biggest scandals of the past.
Reuters
In March 2007, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich admitted in an interview that he was having an extramarital affair during the same period as when the House investigated and then impeached President Bill Clinton for his conduct with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Gingrich divorced his second wife in 2000 after his attorneys acknowledged his relationship with his current wife, Callista Bisek, a former congressional aide.
