The biggest scandal of the Harding administration:
A) led to an attempt to impeach Harding that fell just four votes short of success in the House of Representatives
B) concerned a corrupt U.S. customs official who had regularly allowed Chinese imports into the country duty-free
C) was the impeachment of the attorney general for fraudulent handling of German assets seized after World War I
D) was his fathering a child out of wedlock
E) involved the leasing of government-owned oil deposits to private companies

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The biggest scandal of the Harding administration involved the leasing of government-owned oil deposits to private companies, known as the Teapot Dome Scandal. This scandal involved Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall secretly leasing oil-rich public land to private companies in exchange for personal financial gain. The scandal resulted in the conviction of several government officials and tarnished the reputation of the Harding administration.

The Biggest Scandal of the Harding Administration