Republican Hypocrisy Scandals
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11/18/24According to an attorney representing two women who testified that they attended the parties with Gaetz11/18/24Paid at least two women for sex and left a paper trail by using a mobile cash app to give them the moneyAccording to sworn testimony by the two women to the House Ethics Committee
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Becky HoodFmr. County Commissioner [R]11/01/24According to charging documents filed by local officials
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10/27/24Illegally resided in the United States when he launched his first business by utilizing a student visa he was granted for a graduate program at Stanford that he never actually enrolled in and then years later hypocritically claimed that undocumented immigrants are destroying the country he once unlawfully worked in himselfAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Jay CutlerConservative Athlete [R]10/18/24Crashed into another vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol, attempted to flee the scene after unsuccessfully offering to bribe the driver he hit with $2k to not call the police, slurred his words and refused a field sobriety test when police arrived and was found to be in possession of a loaded pistol and second gun in violation of state lawAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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9/23/24Starred in multiple gay adult videos under a pseudonym not long before he pivoted to become a self-described "school choice evangelist" who lambasted LGBTQ rights for gay studentsAccording to an exclusive report by Current Revolt
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9/23/24Signed up for an account on a website that connects people looking to engage in extramarital affairs while also being marriedAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Mark RobinsonLt. Governor [R]422k9/19/24Posted such extremely lewd and shocking comments on an adult website that CNN refused to publish the vast majority due to their extraordinarily "graphic nature"According to an exclusive report by CNNWrote multiple shockingly vulgar posts about participating in a variety of explicit sex acts with his wife's sister on an adult website which were so detailed that it begs the question of whether he was fantasizing or actually admitting to having an affair with herAccording to news reports from credible media outlets9/19/24Frequented at least two adult video stores where he watched pornographic videos in a private booth he rented and also purchased "hundreds" of bootlegged pornographic videos over a yearslong periodAccording to an exclusive report by The Assembly: NC
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9/13/24Had an extramarital affair with a woman that resulted in the destruction of his marriage after he refused his wife's overture to reconcile while also publicly portraying himself as “a Christian, conservative family man” who adheres to traditional Christian valuesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Victoria SpartzU.S. Representative [R-IN]7/01/24Packed a handgun in her carryon bag and was caught by airport security when she went through a security checkAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Zack ScrivnerCounty Supervisor4/25/24Armed himself with a gun while experiencing what his aunt told police was a psychotic episode and got in a physical altercation with his minor children who wound up stabbing him twice to protect themselves and disarm him and was found to be in possession of thirty firearms and psychedelic mushrooms when police arrivedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Don WilsonState Representative [R-CO]4/12/24Left his loaded semiautomatic 9mm handgun behind in a public restroom of the state capitol which sat unattended for nearly 30 minutes before a janitor found it and alerted state troopersAccording to a report by USA Today
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Brian PritchardGeorgia GOP Vice-President3/28/24Illegally voted in nine elections between 2008 and 2011 while he was on probation for a prior felony conviction and ineligible to vote in Georgia while also having hypocritically spread baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and was later fined $5,000 and given a public reprimand by the judge overseeing his caseAccording to an investigative report by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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2/14/24Asked a young woman who was getting paid by his best friend Joel Greenberg to have sex with other men to join him for a weekend trip to the Florida Keys where he said there would be "2 guys, 4 girls" and insinuated sex would be involvedAccording to an exclusive report by ABC News2/14/24Had sex with a 21-year-old who was under the influence of "all kinds of controlled substances" at a drug-fueled party she was paid to attendAccording to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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12/13/23Had group sex with a woman he and his wife Bridget Ziegler were longtime friends with after having hypocritically spent years lambasting LGBTQ rights and touting the importance of adhering to "traditional family values" in public and private lifeAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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350kMAGA Enthusiast11/30/23Participated in at least one three-way sexual encounter with her husband and a mutual female friend while also hypocritically being an ardent opponent of gay rights who has spent years touting the importance of "traditional family values"According to news reports from credible media outlets
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2.5mMAGA Enthusiast11/29/23Grabbed and struck a woman in her forehead with a 9mm pistol leaving blood running down her face, an inch-wide cut on her face and a handprint bruise where he grabbed her on her forearmAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Jimmy StephensFmr. Sheriff [R-AR]10/25/23Was caught with unprescribed pain killers, smokable marijuana and marijuana butter in his patrol car after the FBI requested that the Arkansas state police pull him over because they had just witnessed him exit a suspected drug house under their surveillanceAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Steve AlembikActivist [R]Donated over $200k to Republican causes10/17/23Shot his wife in her back and arm causing serious but not life-threatening injuries and then killed himself while sitting in their car outside a fast-food restaurant in a botched murder-suicide attemptAccording to police records first reported by The Miami Herald
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9/23/23Cheated on and left his wife of 34 years for a DC lobbyist after having spent years touting "traditional family values" as a pillar of his political identityAccording to court filings first reported by the local newspaper Index-Journal
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2.3mLauded by Trump9/15/23Engaged in a multiyear extramarital affair with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of her public personaAccording to five sources who spoke exclusively with the New York Post
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Luis BorundaFmr. MD Dep. Secretary of State9/04/23Solicited a sexual encounter with 13-year-old girl over the internet and drove to meet her in a local park only to get arrested by police who posed as the young girlAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Laura ViarState Judge [R-KS]8/17/23Ran off the road and crashed into a school building while driving under the influence of alcohol and on a suspended license and refused to take a breathalyzer when police arrived while also being a member of her local county's Anti-Drug Task ForceAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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8/15/23Was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by police officers after refusing repeating commands to not interfere with emergency responders helping a 15-year-old girl experiencing seizures during which he screamed one was a "f*cking full-on d*ck!" who "better recalculate, motherf*cker!" while also hypocritically promising he will "ALWAYS stand by our country's police officers" which apparently only applies when it is politically convenient for himAccording to bodycam footage released by local police
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Rene PedrosaFmr. Spokesperson [R]Top aide to Republican Mayor of Miami8/14/23Texted a 16-year-old boy that he's "dying to sleep with" him and let the boy know he was home alone if he wanted to come by, which the boy declined and reminded him that he was a minorAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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7/28/23Held an alcohol fueled party in his Congressional office and then drunkenly unloaded on teenage Senate pages by calling them "little sh*ts" and "jack*sses" for not being respectful of the history and grandeur of the US Capitol and told them to "get the f*ck out of" the Capitol rotunda when he came cross them taking pictures following a long day of helping assist US SenatorsAccording to a photograph of his office that showed copious amounts of alcohol on a nearby table
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14.8mMAGA Enthusiast7/20/23Texted multiple pictures of his exposed penis and other sexually graphic images to a former employee who described his behavior as "super creepy" and "groomer-ish"According to screenshots of the texts shared by the victim with Mediate
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6/22/23Declined to recuse himself from an investigation into an addiction recovery center he accepted a $6,900 donation from when in a prior case he forced a judge to recuse themself for accepting a donation of only $250According to an investigative report by The Daily Beast
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6/19/23Was sued for $200k by a husband who claimed he used his position to persuade his wife, who was a mid-level state government employee, to engage in a yearslong affair that included instances of group sex and led to the eventual destruction of the couple's marriageAccording to a $200,000 civil lawsuit filed by former Republican candidate Scott Lassiter
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5/17/23According to reports by mainstream media outlets
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Matthew ReillyFmr. City Council Member5/15/23Passed out in his car in a parking lot after consuming crack cocaine laced with fentanyl and was later found to have two crack pipes and "white rock-like" substance in his possession when police arrived to check on him after a concerned citizen reported that it looked like he was choking and exhibiting signs of an overdoseAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Rudy GiulianiFmr. Mayor [R-NY]4.2m5/15/23Coerced his staffer Noelle Dunphy into having sex with him multiple times and to participate in BDSM sex acts -- often after she was unable to consent due to being intoxicated -- and creepily told her that he thinks of her "as my daughter" while they were having sexAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative697k697kMAGA Enthusiast5/10/23Illegally received over $24,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from New York while he was still employed making a $120,000 salary at his job in Florida and then later hypocritically signed on as a top cosigner of a House bill meant to recover these ill-gotten fundsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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5/09/23Served so much alcohol to two underage legislative aides and a 21-year-old intern that one vomited and the other two were so dizzy that they had "split vision"Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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4/20/23Solicited nude pictures from a 15-year-old boy by promising him that he'll share his "entire network" of right-wing friends with the aspiring young activist if he compliedAccording to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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Richard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative4/18/23Illegally possessed two firearms despite being prohibited from handling or owning firearms due to a prior conviction for batteryAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ronald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate4/17/23Illegally acquired 211 guns and 25,390 rounds (1,555.8 pounds) of ammunition that he stashed throughout a property he shared with his wife and three young children by lying about his severe drug abuse problem on purchase formsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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4/17/23Asked a 17-year-old boy to send him a picture of his penis by texting "show me ur [eggplant emjoi]" and replying "Omg d*ck" when the boy asked what the emoji meantAccording to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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4/14/23Had unprotected sex with an inebriated 19-year-old he had provided alcohol to which a Republican-led investigation determined was tantamount to rape because his victim "could not effectively consent to intercourse" due to the influence of alcohol and also because she very likely would have said no as it was her first time having sex and later took her to the drugstore so should could purchase emergency contraception while also being a married "family values" lawmaker who routinely denounced the so-called "grooming" of childrenAccording to an official complaint filed against Slaton and exclusively reported by The Texas Tribune
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m3/30/23Baselessly accused a wide swath of election officials and everyday citizens of a myriad of election crimes without any evidence while he himself committed actual election crimes like pressuring the Georgia Secretary of State to throw out thousands of legally cast ballots, making illegal campaign finance payments to cover up sex scandals and inciting an insurrection against the US Government to overturn Joe Biden's decisive election victoryAccording to reporting by numerous outlets over a yearslong period
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3/16/23According to charging documents filed by local police
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3/08/23Tailgated his teenage nephew's truck at distances as close as two feet throughout his brother's farm for over a mile and later sent him threatening voicemails and texts in retaliation for the teen reportedly giving him the middle fingerAccording to a police affidavit filed by his own brother
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Trent HinkleCommissioner [R-IN]3/01/23Threw his phone in a rage and struck his less than 14-year-old foster child in the leg resulting in a cut and bruise during an argument over not cleaning their roomAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Matt GrossellState Representative [R-MN]2/17/23Swerved in and out of his lane at 2:30am while going nearly 20 mph over the speed limit and was found to have a BAC of over twice the legal limit after police pulled him over and then unsuccessfully tried to exploit his personal relationship with the arresting officer to get out of trouble, which is especially egregious as he was a former sheriff's deputy who served on his legislature's "Public Safety" committeeAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Peter FilibertoFmr. City Council Member2/14/23Attempted to flee from police on his motorcycle but wobbled and fell to the ground before he could get away, refused a field sobriety test, was found to be driving on a suspended license and had 10 grams of cocaine hidden in his shoesAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ronald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate1/18/23Recklessly fired multiple firearms from his property that sent his neighbors fleeing for cover from bullets "whizzing" by both them and responding police officers' heads and was later found dressed in a bulletproof vest and tactical gear holding four guns and methamphetamineAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Solomon PeñaFmr. State Legislator Nominee1/16/23Fired his gun at the home of one of his perceived political enemies and hired four gunmen to conduct drive-by shootings at the homes of three others -- thankfully none of which resulted in anyone being injured -- after losing an election for a seat in the New Mexico HouseAccording to acting Alburquerque police commander Kyle Hartsock
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463kMAGA Enthusiast1/06/23Hypocritically engaged in gay behavior where he groped 3 men and attempted to kiss another without their consent while leading an organization that promotes anti-LGBTQ policies and gives a prominent platform to virulently anti-gay demagoguesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Danny RampeyState Rep. Nominee [R-GA]12/16/22Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living community he managed by entering their apartments when they were not home and was caught in the act by police who had been tipped off by residents who reported their missing prescriptions to the authoritiesAccording to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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Nina WebberWyoming GOP Staffer12/12/22Indiscriminately fired dozens of shots across a highway at a group of elk, forcing two people to seek cover as bullets "whizzed" by their heads while they were outside on their private propertyAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Steven PankeyGov. Candidate [R-ID]10/31/22According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Fred PiccoloFmr. Jackie Toledo Campaign Manager10/25/22Texted state rep Jackie Toledo an unsolicited image of his erect penis and a number of other photographs of himself in "various states of undress" without her consentAccording to a lawsuit filed by former state rep Jackie Toledo
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Jody GreeneFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]10/21/22Had a monthslong extramarital affair with a female subordinate where they had sex in multiple places including his office, home and a local shooting range -- once even kicking out the window of his patrol car while they were having sex -- and eventually impregnated herAccording to court records reported by local publications
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Randy Gene KaufmanFmr. School Board Member Candidate10/18/22Pleasured himself watching videos in his truck within view of a busy road used by parents to pick up children from a nearby preschool after having spewed propaganda about wanting to protect childrenAccording to an arrest report filed by local police
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10/16/22Watched his wife have sex with a much younger man both in person and via CCTV over a period of seven years while also being a minister who preached the virtues of monogamy and abstinence before marriageAccording to a bombshell report by Reuters
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10/03/22Paid for ex-girlfriend to get an abortion in 2009 and later expressed support for a total abortion ban with no exception for incest, rape, or the life of the motherAccording to a report by The Daily Beast
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Mike EricksonFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee [R-OR]9/27/22Ran a stop sign and proceeded to drive erratically until police who observed him "stumble" out of a bar around 1:40am pulled him over, noticed an "overwhelming odor of alcohol" and conducted a field sobriety test which he failed spectacularly and then was found to have oxycodone that had not been prescribed to him and yet he also portrayed himself as a "tough on crime" candidateAccording to court documents reported by local newspapers
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Luke BowenFmr. Texas Right to Life Executive8/25/22Solicited sex with a 13-year-old girl over the internet and sent her pictures of his erect penis not realizing he was actually communicating with an undercover police officer at the same time he was the political director for a prominent anti-abortion organization that espoused far-right "family values"According to charging documents filed by Assistant District Attorney Kelly Blackburn
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Scott EskFmr. State Rep. Candidate8/22/22Allegedly made frequent phone calls to a "house of prostitution" presumably to have sex with the women who worked there while also being a married father of threeAccording to accusations made by his estranged wife in her divorce filing
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m8/09/22Riled up crowds at rallies with chants of "lock her up!" after the FBI discovered a small number of classified files accidentally stored on Hillary Clinton's secure home server, but then intentionally took 300+ documents ranging from standard classified to the most sensitive top secret storing them in insecure locations at Mar-a-Lago and subverted multiple efforts to return them to authoritiesAccording to multiple sources and reported on by all major outlets
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Matthew LeveridgeState's Attorney [R-KY]8/03/22Impregnated a criminal defendant his office prosecuted sometime during their two-month affair and then rescinded her pretrial diversion agreement presumably out of payback for telling his wife about the affair and babyAccording to a report by The Daily Beast
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Vish BurraGeorge Santos Political Aide7/23/22Was caught with 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1,000 milligrams of psilocybin (also known as magic mushrooms) stashed in his apartment following a police raidAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Frederick FrazierState Representative [R-TX]6/25/22Impersonated a city compliance officer on at least two occasions so he could order people to remove campaign signs his opponent had displayed at local businesses while also portraying himself as a fierce defender of law and orderAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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6/14/22Fathered three secret children out of wedlock and only took responsibility for his youngest child after the mother took him to court in order to force him to pay child supportAccording to an investigative report by The Daily Beast
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Ricky CarterFmr. County Commissioner5/26/22Teamed up with his adult son to brutally assault his own brother-in-law resulting in him needing emergency medical care at a hospital and drew his gun on and threatened to harm a neighbor who attempted to interveneAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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5/04/22Got on top of another man while he was naked and simulated receiving oral sex by repeatedly thrusting his pelvis near their head while making high-pitched moaning soundsAccording to a NSFW video posted online by an anonymous source
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Ben IgnatowiczYork County, SC Republican Party Chair5/02/22Spanked a child under his care in the bottom so hard that it caused bruising and admitted to police officers that he "would agree it was excessive"According to charging documents filed by state police
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4/26/22Attempted to take his loaded handgun onto his airplane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, but was stopped by TSA agents who took possession of his weapon and issued him a citationAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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4/20/22Mentally and emotionally abused his minor child by implying they will "burn in hell" and spitefully wished they will become ill any time they "see or touch something" they enjoyed over a series of texts and emails that resulted in his estranged wife being granted a restraining order against himAccording to a police report filed by his estranged wife
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590kMAGA Enthusiast3/22/22According to a sworn affidavit by his ex-wife and reported by national media
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Ronald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate3/04/22Packed two pistols, three rounds of ammunition and flashlights stuffed with cocaine, amphetamine and oxycodone into a duffel bag and hid it in the drop ceiling of a men’s bathroom inside a local tractor supply storeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Brad NamdarFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate2/15/22Hired a professional escort for sex on two separate occasions and refused to pay her after the second time they had sex while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Stan PulliamFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-OR]2/08/22Admitted to having group sex with his wife and "other couples" they met on a local online swinger groupAccording to an exclusive report by the Willamette Week
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Sean ParnellFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate11/22/21Strangled his wife multiple times, once kicked her out of their car on the side of the highway when she was pregnant, struck his child leaving a handprint and hit another child with a door leaving a bruise over a yearslong periodAccording to court records in an order granting his ex-wife sole legal custody of their children
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Jeffrey ThomasFmr. District Attorney9/23/21Slapped and choked a female work acquaintance and then raped her after he entered her house without permission while also presenting himself as a "tough on crime" prosecutor to the publicAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Jonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair8/19/21According to an arrest report by the local police
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Gisela Castro MedinaCollege Republican Chair8/14/21Recruited five underage girls to have sex with her accomplice Anton Lazzaro who lured her into the scheme by paying her hundreds of dollars for every girl she found and getting her addicted to Adderall which he suppliedAccording to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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Anton LazzaroPolitical Strategist [R]MAGA Enthusiast8/12/21Paid five underage girls to have sex with him that he found by paying a woman to recruit them online telling them he's a "sugar daddy"According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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7/31/21Was caught with an unloaded gun and loaded magazine clip in his carryon bag as he was going through security at a regional airport in North CarolinaAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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7/23/21Pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against himAccording to a police affidavit filed by his ex-wife's sister
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5/14/21Snorted cocaine with a paid escort he also presumably had sex with inside an Orlando hotel room he paid for with campaign fundsAccording to two eyewitnesses who spoke exclusively with The Daily Beast
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4/07/21Had a three-year long extramarital affair with a woman and when he denied it, she released a 17-minute recording of the pair talking about all the sexual acts they performed together over the yearsAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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5.7mMAGA Enthusiast2/11/21Had an affair with a polyamorous tantric sex aficionado and professional weightlifter while also being married with three young childrenAccording to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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Tricia DergesFmr. State Representative2/01/21Illegally prescribed more than $190k worth of strong narcotics including oxycodone, amphetamines and tramadol to patients without personally examining them first as required by lawAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ed SniffenFmr. Attorney General [R-AK]1/30/21Spiked his 17-year-old student's drinks with alcohol without her knowledge while he was out partying with her and other high school students at New Orlean's bars known for loosely enforcing their liquor laws and later had sex with her in his hotel room that nightCorroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter
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1/16/21Cursed and yelled at police officers who were in the process of arresting minors they caught drinking alcohol and urged the teens to run away which police reported caused the teens to become "unruly" while also portraying herself as a "law and order" politician who supports the policeAccording to arrest records first reported by Colorado News Online
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11/09/20Texted multiple sexually explicit messages to Fox News commentator Cathy Areu and later retaliated against her by drastically reducing her on-air appearances after she rebuffed his advances while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
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Ross SpanoFmr. U.S. Representative10/01/20Attempted to take his loaded concealed handgun onto an airplane at Tampa International Airport, but was stopped by airport security and forced to secure it before being allowed to board his flightAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m9/06/20Attended a risque Las Vegas show where exotic dancers urinated on each other with a Russian oligarch of which his lawyer at the time Michael Cohen recalled him watching “with delight”Firsthand account from Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen
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Vanessa TijerinaFmr. State Sen. Candidate6/11/20Refused to obey repeated police commands to roll down her window while parked at a local restaurant because they smelled a strong odor of marijuana inside her car and suspected she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was caught with multiple "crack pipes" in her car that her young child was also a passenger inAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mitchell EnglanderFmr. City Council Member3/09/20Had sex with an escort that was paid for by a businessperson he was accepting bribes from during a trip in Las Vegas while being married to his "high school sweetheart" and having two childrenAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/18/19Allegedly paid for group sex with an adult-film star and a young looking teenager of unknown age inside a secret Times Square sex club run by the Mafia while he was married to IvanaFirsthand account from mobster and self-proclaimed eyewitness John Tino, Deemed credible enough for publication by authors Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy
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Mike MaroneyState Senator [R-WV]8/29/19Exchanged multiple texts with a female prostitute where he asked how much she charged for sex and what time they could meet at her house and then sent her a picture of himself with the text "now can I stop by" when she asked to see what he looked likeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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7/16/19Paid to have sex with numerous prostitutes and professional escorts and frequented massage parlors where he paid for "happy endings" over a sixteen-year period while also being married the entire timeAccording to an exclusive report by Mediaite
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Val DiGiorgioFmr. Pennsylvania GOP Chair6/25/19Sent 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" herAccording to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer
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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
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Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate2/13/19Sent an unsolicited picture of his erect penis and other sexually inappropriate pictures to a subordinateAccording to the alleged victim in a report by NJ1015.com
Hypocrisy and shamelessness are innate to today's Republican party, and they cannot survive as a viable national party if they told the truth and behaved with integrity. And Republican politicians also cannot win their primaries if they behaved with integrity and told the truth to their voters.
When your policies are extreme and unpopular, you have to lie to the American people in order to maintain power. All that lying leads to hypocrisy. You take an extreme stance against abortion even though you supported it when it impacted you. You spout self-righteous pithy lines on "family values" but engage in extramarital affairs with escorts, have pregnancies outside marriage or don't take care of children you had outside of a marriage. You or your loved ones are gay, but you support anti-LGBT legislation.
It's not wonder so many Republican scandals are rooted in hypocrisy.