Republican "Family Values" Hypocrisy Scandals
Scandal CategoriesDisplaying 101 - 180 of 180 Scandals
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Val DiGiorgioFmr. Pennsylvania GOP Chair
6/25/19Sent a picture of his erect penis and exchanged sexually charged text messages with a woman who initially sought his advice on her potential city council run while also being married and escalated things over the next four months to the point where the woman told him to stop "sexually harassing" her
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Cade CothrenGlen Casada Chief of Staff5/06/19Repeatedly solicited oral sex and nude pictures from a legislative intern who worked in the state capitolSolicited a female lobbyist for sex and made lewd comments about her husband5/06/19Exchanged a multitude of misogynistic, sexist and racist texts with state speaker Glen Casada and numerous other staff who worked in Casada's office over a monthslong periodAccording to an exclusive report by the Tennessean -
Jerod PruntyClay Higgins Political Aide2/17/19Visited a massage parlor suspected of operating a human sex trafficking ring and was arrested for pandering three days after the parlor was raided by police presumably because they found evidence against himAccording to charging documents filed by local police and first reported by The Advocate -
Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate2/13/19Sent an unsolicited picture of his erect penis and other sexually inappropriate pictures to a subordinateAccording to an exclusive report by NJ1015.com -
Steve WatkinsFmr. U.S. Representative95.3% Voted with Trump10/26/18Engaged in multiple extramarital affairs which an acquaintance described as being "out of control" while professing in public to be a "family man" who was devoted to his wifeAccording to multiple verified sources in an investigative report by The Topeka Capital-Journal -
Charles SchwertnerState Senator [R-TX]9/26/18Sent unsolicited nude pictures of himself in the shower and texted "I just really want to f*ck you" to a graduate student he met at a campus event while also being married with three childrenAccording to an exclusive report by The Austin American-Statesmen -
Tim NolanFmr. State Judge [R-KY]5/04/18Coerced seven underage girls in to performing sex acts with him, supplied them with heroin and other opioids and threatened to take the drugs away and report them to the police if they didn't submit to his sexual demands while also being married5/04/18Coerced 12 young women -- all but two of whom were battling a heroin or opioid addiction and were already tangled up in the criminal justice system -- in to having sex with him by supplying them with heroin and threatened to take the drugs away and call the police on them if they rebuffed his sexual demands while also being marriedHe pleaded guilty to human trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m162.3m 3/25/18Had sex with famous adult-film star Stormy Daniels without a condom and had her spank his bare bottom with a Forbes magazine with his face on the cover in his hotel suite after meeting her at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe while his wife Melania was home with their infant sonFirsthand account from Daniels during an exclusive interview on 60 Minutes, Trump secretly paid her $130,000 through his lawyer Michael Cohen to keep quiet about their affair days before the 2016 Presidential election -
Eric GreitensFmr. Governor [R-MO]590k590kMAGA Enthusiast2/22/18Blindfolded, undressed and restrained his hairstylist's hands to exercise rings above her head and took pictures of her without her consent and then threatened to release them "everywhere" if she told anyoneAccording to testimony from the alleged victim before a select investigative committee -
Steve MontenegroState Representative12k2/22/18Engaged in an online affair with a Republican digital media coordinator and received a topless photograph of her while also being a married pastor who publicly professed to be a "leader of virtue"According to an exclusive report by AZ Central -
Paul SchaffnerFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate2/16/18Solicited sex via text message from a woman he thought was a prostitute but was actually a police officerAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President162.3m162.3m 2/14/18Pleaded with Stormy Daniel's friend and fellow adult film star Alana Evans to come to his hotel room to presumably join them for sex mere months after getting married to Melania, but she turned him down because he's no "Brad Pitt" or "Mark Wahlberg"Firsthand account from Evans during an exclusive interview with Megyn Kelly Today
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Blake CozzensFmr. Iron County GOP Treasurer2/14/18Paid $100 for sex acts to an undercover informant posing as a female prostituteAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jon StanardFmr. State Representative2/09/18Hired a prostitute on two separate occasions and used taxpayer dollars to pay for a hotel room to have sex with her while also being a married father of three who voted for stricter solicitation laws shortly before getting caughtAccording to an investigative report by the Daily Mail -
Rob PorterWhite House Staff Secretary2/08/18Was "abusive, degrading, a liar and a cheater" to an ex-girlfriend according to a message she sent to an ex-wife seeking someone who could "relate to the hell I have gone through" (spoiler alert: the ex-wife could)According to text and social media messages from the alleged victim exclusively viewed by CNN -
Ed CraneFmr. Cato Institute Founder2/08/18Told a female subordinate her breasts looked similar to those of a naked woman whose pornographic pictures he had saved on his work computer and said he'd like to see how her breasts compared to those on his screenAccording to a report by Politico
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Joe BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump11/30/17Had sex multiple times in one day inside his political office in rural Texas with a woman he met on Facebook while also being marriedAccording to an exclusive report by local radio WBAP in Texas11/22/17Had sex with a woman who wasn't his wife twice -- once in Washington, D.C. and another time in Texas -- and continued to communicate with her over sexualized text messages, videos and voicemails for five more yearsAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post11/22/17Sent pictures of himself masturbating to three women -- two whom he had an extramarital affair with -- and threatened to sic the Capitol Police on one of the women he was involved with if she went public with his naked picturesAccording to a recorded phone call between Barton and one woman he had an affair with exclusively reported by The Washington Post 11/22/17Preached the importance of adhering to Christian "family values" like being faithful to your wife but had affairs with 2 different women and sent naked pictures of himself to a thirdAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post -
Wes GoodmanFmr. State Representative11/21/17Sexted and had phone and cybersex with at least one congressional staffer and a number of other men while also being marriedAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Ralph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair11/20/17Illegally consumed marijuana with a teenage boy he met on Craigslist in a hotel room after he cosponsored a bill that would have made it so people who get caught with even small amounts of marijuana would be charged with a felony instead of a misdemeanorAccording to charging documents by federal officials -
Tony CornishFmr. State Representative11/09/17Propositioned a lobbyist for sex over numerous text messages -- once asking if she'd be scared if he said he was only interested in "good times good wine good food and good sex" -- over a yearslong periodAccording to allegations made by the lobbyist reported by local media11/09/17Sent unsolicited sexualized text messages to fellow state rep Erin Maye Quade to playfully complain that he got reprimanded for gawking at her on the house floor over a number of messages she interpreted as a solicitation for a sexual rendezvousAccording to allegations made by the lawmaker reported by local media
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Pete HegsethSecretary of Defense1.1m1.1m 10/26/17Had a monthslong affair with a married Fox News executive producer which resulted in a baby while also being married with kids himselfAccording to a report by Mediaite -
Jason MillerFmr. Trump Comms Adviser471k471k 8/10/17Impregnated his direct subordinate on the 2016 Trump campaign who went on to have a boy after a monthslong extramarital affair while his wife was pregnant with their second childAccording to reporting by mainstream outlets -
Eric BollingNewsmax Host1.9m1.9mMAGA Enthusiast8/04/17Sent unsolicited nude images of himself to three female Fox News colleagues over a period of several years presumably in an attempt to have an affair with them while also being married the entire timeAccording to 14 current and former Fox News sources who spoke to the Huffington Post -
David NarramoreFmr. Letcher County GOP Chair7/19/17Solicited a stranger for sex in a department store bathroom by using a code (tapping his foot several times) and then exposed himself to the same person and later had to be tased and physically subdued by several police officers after he fought being placed under arrestAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Matthew ShirkFmr. District Attorney1/05/17Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office and later fired all three after his wife caught himAccording to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union -
Dan KirbyFmr. State Representative12/23/16Frequently pestered his legal assistant thirty years younger than him to text topless photos of herself and go with him to a local strip club which she did presumably because she was afraid of losing her job and then fired her after she reported his harassmentAccording to reports by local and state media -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President162.3m162.3m 10/26/16Solicited adult magazine model Brande Roderick for sex and constantly used vulgar and salacious terms to describe his feelings for her during her stint on Celebrity Apprentice while he was married to MelaniaCorroborated by tree former Apprentice employees10/17/16Sexually assaulted his wife Ivana Trump -- 16 months since the last time they had sex -- in a way she later described to her friends as "rape" because he blamed her for painful side effects from a plastic surgery procedure she recommended he undertake to help cover his baldnessAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump although friends said she described it to them as such right after it happened
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Mike YenniFmr. Alderman [R-LA]9/29/16Sent explicit texts to a 17-year-old boy asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being marriedAccording to an exclusive investigative report by WWL-TV -
Vance PhillipsFmr. County Commissioner9/27/16Coerced an 18-year-old young woman who was only 16 when they first met and 30 years younger than him into a monthslong sexual relationship where she was compelled to participate in bondage fetishes of his that included using ropes, clamps, chains and sex toys that she did not willingly consent to and then threatened her with "a world of hurt" if she ever rebuffed his incessant advancesAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim -
Anthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]8/04/16Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old and also filmed and photographed many of the boys completely naked playing strip poker in his bedroomAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative7/13/16Had sex with a 20-year-old college student in his government office after drunkenly texting her that he'd like to see her "naked around midnight" and enticing her with a cooler full of beer and later had sex with her in his own home while also being married7/13/16Kissed a legislative assistant on the neck without her consent and sent suggestive text messages asking her for risqué pictures while also being married, which led to her quitting and finding a new job in the private sector to avoid interacting with him7/13/16Solicited erotic pictures from three unsuspecting female legislative staff over dozens of sexualized texts and social media messages while also being marriedAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General -
Scott SteinerState Judge [R-CA]6/09/16Had sex with an intern in his private chambers and then later wrote her a letter of recommendation for a job in the local DA's office while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his life6/09/16Had sex with an attorney who practiced in his court in his private chambers while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his lifeAccording to an investigative report by The Washington Post -
Ed HenryFmr. Fox News Reporter352k5/04/16Paid $2,000 for a private exotic dance from a stripper at a Las Vegas club that turned into a nearly yearlong affair where the two would get together -- sometimes at the same resort where he married his wife -- whenever he was in Las Vegas to have sex with herAccording to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail -
Don GosenFmr. State Representative2/19/16Allegedly filmed himself having sex inside the state capitol with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with and also sent her at least one racy photograph of himselfAccording to an exclusive report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch -
Jud McMillinFmr. State Representative9/30/15Shared a sexually explicit video via text message to multiple people and abruptly resigned days later after the video was leaked to the pressAccording to an exclusive report by Indy Star
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John DiehlFmr. House Speaker [R-MO]17 Years in GOP5/14/15Exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college freshman and congressional intern decades younger than him while also being married with three childrenAccording to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star -
Randy BoehningFmr. State Representative4/29/15Sent nude images of himself to men decades younger than him on a gay dating website around the same time he voted against an anti-discrimination bill that intended to provide additional protections to the LGBTQ communityAccording to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with -
Dustin JohnsonProfessional Golfer8/01/14Tested positive for cocaine on two separate occasions resulting in a six-month suspension in 2012 and a leave of absence in 2014Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Chad AlexanderFmr. Oklahoma GOP Chair5/15/14Had three grams of cocaine and illicit prescription drugs in his possession when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stopAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Lawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]3/14/14Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl who told him she was a virgin and smothered her with his body weight after she tried to push him off of herAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Robert KrahulikFmr. Orange County GOP Chair2/11/14Sent numerous pictures of his genitals and other risqué photographs to multiple women he interacted with on social mediaAccording to an exclusive report by NY Daily News -
Pete DomeniciFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NM]51 Years in GOP Office (1966-2017)2/20/13Fathered a son with a fellow US Senator's daughter while married with eight children and kept it secret for more than 30 yearsAccording to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child -
Eric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee10/22/12Molested and sexually abused a 10-year-old boy over a period of three years while propagating "family values" as a bedrock principal of his political philosophy at the same timeHe pled guilty to a less serious charge of unlawful sexual contact of a minor and was sentenced to one year probation and had to register as a sex offender -
Mike HornerFmr. State Representative10/01/12Gave his real name when he visited a brothel presumably to have sex with a prostitute while also being married with a young child and was caught when police raided the establishment and came across his name resulting in his immediate resignationAccording to an investigative report by county officials -
William LewisFmr. Radio Host8/30/12Sprayed his wife's entire body with a can of disinfectant and then threw the can at her face which required her to get stitches at a local hospitalAccording to a police report filed by local officials -
Chris MyersFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]12/05/11Paid a male prostitute from an escort website $500 to have sex while also being married with two childrenAccording to the person he reportedly slept with and reported on by Politico -
Phillip HinkleFmr. State Representative8/12/11Promised to pay a young man he found on a gay Craigslist page up to $140 when they rendezvoused at a local luxury hotel presumably to have sex after exchanging numerous sexually charged communications about the type of encounter he hoped to have while also being a married and virulently anti-LGBTQ rights politician who routinely espoused traditional family valuesAccording to an exclusive report by The Indianapolis Star -
Arnold SchwarzeneggerFmr. Governor [R-CA]55.3m55.3m 5/16/11Fathered a child with his longtime housekeeper and nanny and kept it secret for over ten years before his then-wife Maria Shriver found out and filed for divorceAccording to an exclusive report by The Los Angeles Times -
Jack Tarpley Camp JrFmr. Federal Judge [R]10/05/10Frequently paid to have sex with a stripper he also snorted cocaine and abused prescription opioids with who happened to be a confidential informant while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Brett FavreConservative Athlete [R]712k712k 8/04/10Sent multiple unsolicited pictures of his penis including one that reportedly showed him masturbating to Jet's reporter Jenn Sterger and often left long voicemails expressing his desire for her in explicit terms even after she turned him down while also being marriedAccording to an exclusive interview with Jenn Sterger published on Deadspin.com -
Mark SouderFmr. U.S. Representative5/18/10Had a yearslong affair with a married staffer who he hypocritically filmed a video singing the praises of abstinence withAccording to his resignation statement in which he admitted to the affair -
George RekersFamily Research Council Minister5/06/10Hired a twenty-year-old male to touch his genitals and give him daily nude massages throughout a European vacation after finding him on the "rent boy" escort website while also being a married pastor who publicly espoused virulently anti-gay sentimentsAccording to an investigative report by the Miami New Times -
Paul StanleyFmr. State Senator [R-TN]8/03/09Engaged in an extramarital affair with his 22-year-old intern after having hypocritically built a public persona as a pious man who often cited his firm belief in abstinence as reasons to oppose gay rights and funding for women's health servicesAccording to a report by The Columbus Dispatch -
Chip PickeringFmr. U.S. Representative7/17/09Had an extramarital affair with a woman he previously dated in college and would have sex with her in a building designated for supposedly devoutly Christian lawmakers to live at while Congress was in session and his wife and five children were back homeAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by his estranged wife -
Vito FossellaFmr. U.S. Representative10/17/08Kept a secret second family with a former Air Force colonel who gave birth to his daughter and lived part time with them in another state while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of his political identityAccording to his own admission in a court proceeding -
Bob AllenFmr. State Representative11/10/07Offered to perform oral sex on a random stranger who happened to be an undercover police officer in a public men's restroom for $20 mere months after he co-sponsored a bill that called for public sex offenses like this to be charged as a felony while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
Larry CraigFmr. U.S. Senator [R-ID]51 Years in GOP8/28/07Solicited a stranger for sex who happened to be an undercover police officer in a men's airport bathroom by using a code (tapping his foot several times and reaching under the stall divider) while also being a married father who was a leading member of the conservative "family values caucus"According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David VitterFmr. U.S. Senator [R-LA]33 Years in GOP2007 07Used a notorious DC escort service at least five times as a US Representative while still married to his wife Wendy Vitter and after having spent most of his political career touting the importance of traditional "family values"According to the "DC Madam" who had logged multiple calls from Vitter's phone number and implicitly by the Senator himself who admitted to a "serious sin" after the allegations became public -
Thomas RavenelFmr. State Treasurer118k118k 6/19/07Frequently consumed and distributed cocaine to his friends over a two-year periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Newt GingrichFmr. Speaker of the House
4.2m4.2mMAGA Enthusiast3/09/07Had an affair with a House staffer over twenty years younger than him and then divorced his wife weeks after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis because she didn't want to have an open marriageAccording to his ex-wife Marianne Ginther and reported on by the national press -
Jon MatthewsFmr. Radio Host2/27/07Described in graphic detail felony sex acts he imagined subjecting a 3-year-old boy to in an online group chat which resulted in his expulsion from the sex offenders counseling program he was enrolled in for a previous offense involving an 11-year-old girl and also abused alcohol for several weeks in violation of his paroleAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Ted HaggardPastor [R]2k11/01/06Paid to have sex with a male prostitute on a monthly basis over a three-year period after finding him through an ad on the website "Rentboy.com" while also being a married father of five who was a vocal opponent of gay rights11/01/06Routinely consumed crystal methamphetamine he purchased from a gay prostitute he regularly had sex withAccording to an exclusive report by The Denver Post -
Mark FoleyFmr. U.S. Representative35 Years in GOP10/15/06Had sexual relations with two former male pages and sent dozens of inappropriate and sexually suggestive emails and instant messages to underage male pages over a yearslong period while also having voted in favor of numerous pieces of anti-gay legislation throughout his time in Congress10/15/06Asked a 16-year-old male Congressional page to send him photographs of himself and inquired what he could buy him for his birthday over five emails that the page said "really freaked" him out and made him feel "sick"According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets -
Richard RoachFmr. District Attorney6/26/06Routinely stole methamphetamine and other strong narcotics from police evidence lockers and openly injected himself with drugs in front of his office secretary while also being a District Attorney who was a fervent prosecutor of drug offenses who secured very harsh drug sentences
According to charging documents filed by state officials 6/02/05Hid two guns in a briefcase that he attempted to bring into a courthouse with him and was also found to be carrying methamphetamines and cocaine when court security searched himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
James Yokeley Jr.Board of Elections ChairPut cocaine and MDMA into his 15- and 16-year-old granddaughters’ ice cream at a Dairy Queen and was caught in the act on the store's video surveillance systemAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
Republicans often clamor about "family values" to hide the fact that their party is the one that is anti-family in so many different ways. Either by advocating for policies that harm families or hypocritically doing the things they claim to be against. A pretty good rule of thumb is that the more a group of conservatives clamor about "family values," the less as a whole they actually support them.
We have documented some notable scandals of Republicans eschewing so called "family" values including infidelity, using dangerous illegal drugs, domestic abuse, sexual assault and anti-LGBT hypocrisy.
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