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Episode 203 JOHN JENRETTE OUR CONGRESSMAN and JIMMY CARTER too (Part 13) What was ABSCAM?
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What was Abscam?
In this episode we try an answer that question for those of you who may not remember, or be as familiar with, what many will recall was the second biggest political scandal of the 1970's and early 1980's. It involved six United States Congressman and one United States Senator. They were :
US Senator Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ)
US Representative Frank Thompson (D-NJ)
US Representative John Jenrette (D-SC)
US Representative Raymond Lederer (D-PA)
US Representative Michael "Ozzie" Myers (D-PA)
US Representative John M. Murphy (D-NY)
US Representative Richard…
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