American "Gate" Scandals

With the clue provided, type in which "gate" scandal is being referred to.
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The grandfather of all "gate" scandals was a scandal named for the hotel in which Nixon opporatives broke in to steal Democratic Party secrets.
Watergate
Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's breast during a superbowl half-time show.
nipplegate
Sarah Palin fired the Alaska public safety commissioner for not firing her state trooper brother-in-law.
troopergate
Aptly named Democratic senator Anthony Weiner was caught sending lude photos to an underage girl.
Weinergate
NFL Superbowl champions, the New England Patriots were found to be underinflating their balls to give them an advantage.
deflategate
The outright theft of the Seattle Supersonics by Oklahoma city after the 2008 season.
Sonicsgate
Sexual harrassment and cyperbullying targeting women gamers, and the coverage of said bullying that was viewed as one-sided and too polically correct in the online gaming world in 2014 was this gate.
gamergate
President Bill Clinton had inapropriate relations with a young White House intern.
Monicagate
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The Reagan administration sold arms to Iran illegally in return for getting hostages back. They then used that money to illegally fund a civil war in Honduras.
Irangate or Contragate
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shut down a bridge to create traffic nightmares for a town whose mayor didn't back him politically.
Bridgegate
A conspiracy involving hacked emails from scientists that supposedly proved global warming data to be fraudulent.
climategate
Ariana Grande was caught on video saying "I hate Americans," and licking donuts before replacing them on a sales rack.
donutgate
This contraversy surrounded a South Park episode that mocked tom Cruise.
Closetgate
President Jimmy Carter's brother was paid by the government of Libya during a visit to Georgia by Lybia officials.
Billygate
Korea peddled influence in the U.S. government. This was the first time "gate" was attached to a scandal that did not already have "gate" in the original word.
Koreagate
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