23 mars 1923 - Teapot Dome Scandal exposed (Mar. 1923)

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Teapot Dome exposed eventually (Mar. 1923); Fall found guilty of taking bribe, sentenced to 1 year in prison; Sinclair & Doheny acquitted, Fall convicted; Sinclair sent some months in jail for “shadowing” jurors, refusing to testify before Senate Committee' Teapot Dome scandal hurt Wash gov’t image; Citizens wondered by public officials could sell out nation’s vital resources for US Navy; Acquittal of Sinclair/Doheny undermined faith in courts → gives weight to idea that rich aren’t punished

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