Triple

Target entity: Teapot Dome scandal
Context triple: [United States v. Harry F. Sinclair, relatedCase, Teapot Dome scandal]

• A. Teapot Dome scandal chosen
  The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
• B. Whiskey Ring scandal
  The Whiskey Ring scandal was a major 1870s U.S. political corruption scheme involving distillers and government officials who conspired to defraud the federal government of liquor tax revenues during President Ulysses S. Grant’s administration.
• C. Gaspee Affair
  The Gaspee Affair was a 1772 pre-Revolutionary incident in which American colonists attacked and burned the British customs schooner HMS Gaspee, helping fuel tensions that led to the American Revolution.
• D. Whitewater controversy
  The Whitewater controversy was a 1990s political scandal involving Bill and Hillary Clinton’s past real estate investments in Arkansas that prompted multiple investigations into alleged financial and ethical misconduct.
• E. Thornton Affair
  The Thornton Affair was an 1846 skirmish between Mexican and U.S. troops along the disputed Texas–Mexico border that helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.