Why the sudden spate of scandals?

Not only do we need to understand the various scandals individually, we need to understand the phenomenon of the sudden outbreak of multiple scandals. I'm calling this phenomenon of clustering Scandalgate and demanding an explanation for it.

Why are we hearing about so many scandals all of a sudden?
	The press finally faced up to its self-interest in looking professional and not Obamaphilic.
	The administration chose to break multiple stories at once to limit the damage.
	Congressional Democrats see self-interest in looking capable of supervising the Executive Branch.
	Only Benghazi hurts Hillary, and the Clintons are pulling some strings.
	The sheer force of so many scandals burst the dam.
	All of the above.
	Some but not all of the above. (Explain in the comments.)
	None of the above.
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