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Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)

Documentary

Is ex-Congressman Jim Traficant a fearless prophet targeted by a vengeful government or a mobbed-up political pariah that violated his people's trust?

Release Date: 2015, November 1
Directors: Eric Murphy
Countries: United States of America
Production: Steel Valley Films
Cast: Bill Clinton, Ed O'Neill, Jon Stewart, Sean Hannity, Tip O'Neill, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Connie Chung, Phil Donahue, Ted Koppel, Jim Tressel, Dennis Hastert

Overview:

"Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown" is a documentary examining the rise and fall of Ohio congressman Jim Traficant, a populist political figure whose confrontational style and local support contrasted with his eventual conviction on federal corruption charges.

Keywords:

politics mobster ohio congress rust belt youngstown local politics