Describe the outcome of the “special election” and why Jackson and his supporters called it a “subversion of democracy.” ...

Adams may have given Clay assurance of his place in the new administration in exchange for his influence in the Kentucky vote in an unofficial deal that Jackson will dub the “corrupt bargain.” ...

Washington — Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, said Sunday that the Justice Department made a "deeply corrupt bargain" with its move to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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