Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Trump will surrender in Manhattan on Tuesday to face criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) (Bryan Woolston, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Much of the country’s attention on Tuesday was on former President Donald Trump’s arraignment in New York City after he was indicted on 34 criminal charges.
But Trump isn’t the only president to be embroiled in a scandal or controversy.
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Below are photos of Trump and also scandals involving President Richard Nixon’s resignation, President Bill Clinton’s admitted affair with Monica Lewinsky and President John F. Kennedy dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Trump’s indictment
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 04: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court during his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. Trump was arraigned during his first court appearance today following an indictment by a grand jury that heard evidence about money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. With the indictment, Trump becomes the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images) (2023 Getty Images)Former president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Monday, April 3, 2023. Trump is expected to be booked and arraigned on Tuesday on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
A group of Cuban refugees in Manhattan watch President Kennedy delivering a speech on television. Kennedy described a seven-point program directed at Cuba, including a quarantine. Kennedy also warned the Soviet Union against provoking any Cuban attacks. (Getty Images)(Original Caption) Washington, D.C.: President Kennedy met with and commended two Air Force pilots who have been flying reconna issuance missions over Cuba and the Pentagon officer in charge of evaluating their reports and photographs. Left to right: Col. Ralph D. Steakly, the evaluator; Lt. Col. Joe M. O'Grady, Amarillo, Texas; Maj. Richard S. Heyser, Apalachicola, Fla.; Gen. Curtis Lemay, Air Force Chief of staff who brought the officers to the White House, and President Kennedy. (Getty Images)Reporters take pictures of President Kennedy behind his desk, after signing the arms embargo against Cuba. The embargo effectively quarantined Cuba. (Getty Images)
