Kwame Kilpatrick

Where Are They Now? TPM's Favorite Scandal Makers Edition

Jillian Rayfield | June 28, 2010, 8:50AM

Fmr. FL Rep. Mark Foley (R), Fmr. NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D), Fmr. IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), Fmr. DC Lobbyist Jack Abramoff

Disgraced politicians never die, they just fade away. Or get a show on CNN.

TPM has covered many a politician over the years who's been brought down by his own malfeasance, and recently some of them have re-entered the spotlight in one way or another. So where do infamous politicians go after their political careers have been ruined? Well, some go to trial, some go to prison, and apparently some enter the retail industry.

Here's a look at where some of TPM's favorite scandal-makers are now...

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2010 Elections

Gov. Sanford Sides Against Own Ex-Staffer On Haley Affair Claim

Justin Elliott | June 1, 2010, 4:08PM

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC)

Mark Sanford, who has survived a historically brazen sex scandal to remain in office as governor of South Carolina, today came out in defense of gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley -- a longtime political ally -- over the claim of an inappropriate physical relationship made by blogger and former Sanford spokesman Will Folks.

"I think that people see that stuff for what it is, which is politics as usual and in this case a particularly evil brand of politics as usual," Sanford said at a public event today, the AP reports.

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