Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday seemingly joked to an audience at a Las Vegas tech conference that his eight-year presidency was scandal-free. "I didn't have scandals, which seems like it shouldn't be something you brag about," Obama said, according to Newsweek. "No one in my White House ever got in trouble for screwing up as long there wasn't malicious intent behind it," Obama reportedly told the crowd. FORMER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS: A LIST OF NOTABLE DEPARTURESMany Republicans would likely dispute Obama's scandal-free claim. From the response to the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, Libya to the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation in Mexico to the IRS scrutinizing conservative groups applications for tax-exempt status, the Obama administration often had its own controversies to cope with.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2018 00:33 UTC