In 1791 Alexander Hamilton began an affair with Maria Reynolds, whose husband demanded money for his silence. Hamilton paid him over $1,000 but was later accused of insider trading. He admitted to the affair in 1797, saying that while he may have been an unfaithful husband, he was not a corrupt politician. The Reynolds Affair probably cost him a chance at being president and features prominently in the Broadway musical Hamilton.
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