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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain_III#Keating_Five
Why does this never get brought up?
McCain became enmeshed in a scandal during the 1980s when he was part of the so-called "Keating Five" - five United States Senators tied to the Savings and Loan crisis of that decade.[77] Between 1982 and 1987, McCain had received approximately $112,000 in political contributions from Charles Keating Jr. and his associates at Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, along with trips on Keating's jets.[77] Subsequently, in 1987, McCain was one of five Senators whom Keating contacted in order to prevent the government’s seizure of Lincoln, which was by then insolvent and being investigated for making questionable efforts to regain solvency; at Keating's request, McCain met at least twice in 1987 with federal regulators to discuss the government's investigation of Lincoln.[77]
Federal regulators ultimately filed a $1.1 billion civil racketeering and fraud suit against Keating. The five senators came under investigation for attempting to influence the regulators. In the end, none of the senators were charged with any crime, although McCain was rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee for exercising "poor judgment" in intervening with the federal regulators on Keating's behalf.[78] In his 1992 re-election bid, the Keating Five affair did not dominate discussion,[79][80] and he won handily, gaining 56 percent of the vote to defeat Democratic community and civil rights activist Claire Sargent and independent former Governor Evan Mecham.
Why does this never get brought up?
McCain became enmeshed in a scandal during the 1980s when he was part of the so-called "Keating Five" - five United States Senators tied to the Savings and Loan crisis of that decade.[77] Between 1982 and 1987, McCain had received approximately $112,000 in political contributions from Charles Keating Jr. and his associates at Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, along with trips on Keating's jets.[77] Subsequently, in 1987, McCain was one of five Senators whom Keating contacted in order to prevent the government’s seizure of Lincoln, which was by then insolvent and being investigated for making questionable efforts to regain solvency; at Keating's request, McCain met at least twice in 1987 with federal regulators to discuss the government's investigation of Lincoln.[77]
Federal regulators ultimately filed a $1.1 billion civil racketeering and fraud suit against Keating. The five senators came under investigation for attempting to influence the regulators. In the end, none of the senators were charged with any crime, although McCain was rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee for exercising "poor judgment" in intervening with the federal regulators on Keating's behalf.[78] In his 1992 re-election bid, the Keating Five affair did not dominate discussion,[79][80] and he won handily, gaining 56 percent of the vote to defeat Democratic community and civil rights activist Claire Sargent and independent former Governor Evan Mecham.
