ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

2017–18 United States political sexual scandals

So, you know how sometimes adults do really bad things that are against the rules? Well, some of the people who work in the government in America did some really bad things that are not allowed.

They did something called a "sexual scandal," which means they did things with their bodies that they should not have done. This is not good because they are not supposed to use their power and influence to make other people do things they don't want to do.

Some of them had secret relationships with people they worked with, and some of them even made the people they worked with do things they didn't want to do.

This is not okay because everyone deserves to be treated with respect and kindness, and these people were not doing that. It's important that everyone in the government does the right thing, follows the rules and treats each other with respect.