Session 21: Congressman Jim Traficant

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January 17, 2025 • 76 mins

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session, we're talking about the decades-long scandals of Democrat Congressman from Youngstown, Ohio Jim Traficant (or Traffic Cone, we accept both). Traficant would be the fifth - but not the most recent - member of Congress to be expelled.

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Sources:

https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa

https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Summary-of-Charges-Against-Traficant-7124619.php

https://www.cleveland19.com/story/740801/timeline-of-us-rep-james-a-traficant-jrs-political-life/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/09/27/the-best-jim-traficant-stories-from-the-reporters-who-covered-him/

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/us/house-votes-with-lone-dissent-from-condit-to-expel-traficant-from-ranks.html

https://www.ibtimes.com/james-traficant-dead-73-former-ohio-congressman-was-controversial-figure-1695934

https://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/james-traficant-dies-73-111373

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-james-traficant-20140928-story.html

https://www.c-span.org/video/?156047-1/politics-house-representatives