Wright Patman moves to impeach Andrew Mellon
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- All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power whole source · open book
On January 6, 1932, Texas Democratic representative Wright Patman told the Speaker of the House that he wanted to impeach Mellon on the charge of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” His claims were based on an old 1789 statute that forbade a Treasury Department head from engaging in trade of commerce while holding that position.
chapter: Chapter 6: The Early 1930s: Tenuous Times, Tax-Evading Titans