Can you enlighten us as to what exactly those scandals were? I don’t live in VA so I don’t know those kinds of details. I really don’t understand why people we elect on our side get themselves bunged up with these kind of things. Scandals are only resume-enhancers for ‘Rats. If one of our people gets caught up in one, they get crucified.
Something about gifts, that went to his wife. There’s a thread today somewhere, doesn’t go into much more detail.
McDonnell did nothing wrong that i know of. But the FBI came in ect. Much ado about nothing
McDonnell and his wife accepted very expensive gifts and "loans" from a businessman who suddenly became McDonnell's best friend after McDonnell became governor. An FBI investigation cleared him of anything illegal, but McDonnell was forced to repay the "loans." It turns out that the businessman involved was trying to secure business with the state of Virginia, and, although no quid pro quo was ever established, the whole affair badly damaged McDonnell's reputation, and knocked him out of consideration as a contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. He shot himself in the foot big time.
You can Google "McDonnell Star Scientific" for all the gory details.