Conservative Legal Settlements to Coverup Affairs

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  • Van TaylorVan TaylorFmr. U.S. RepresentativeInstagram iconTwitter iconFacebook icon814k
    Instagram iconTwitter iconFacebook icon814k91% Voted with Trump
    Extramarital Affair, Affair Coverups
    3/02/22
    Engaged in a yearlong extramarital affair with a woman who was formerly married to an ISIS terrorist and paid her $5,000 to keep quiet about it
    According to a statement in which he admitted to the affair and announced he was ending his reelection campaign
  • Vince McMahonVince McMahonConservative Businessman [R]Twitter icon2.4m
    Twitter icon2.4mDonated 18.5m to Republican causes in 2020
    Extramarital Affair, Affair Coverups
    1/15/22
    Had an affair with a WWE employee 35 years younger than him and then doubled her salary to $200k and paid her $3 million to keep their tryst a secret
    According to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal
  • Elliott BroidyElliott BroidyFmr. RNC ExecutiveMajor Trump Fundraiser
    Major Trump Fundraiser  
    Sex Crime Coverups, Affair Coverups
    4/13/18
    Secretly paid Playboy model Shera Bechard $1.6 million to keep their extramarital affair and details of his alleged abuse and manipulation secret with the help of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
    According to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal
  • Robert BentleyRobert BentleyFmr. Governor [R-AL]Twitter iconInstagram icon34k
    Twitter iconInstagram icon34k26 Years in GOP
    Misusing Campaign Funds, Affair Coverups
    4/10/17
    Illegally paid $8,912 in campaign funds to the lawyer of a woman he had an extramarital affair with to help pay her legal fees in an attempt to keep their affair from becoming public
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Cindy GamratCindy GamratFmr. State Representative
       
    Extramarital Affair, Affair Coverups
    9/10/15
    Had an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Todd Cotter and then used public funds to cover up the affair which resulted in her being expelled from the Michigan House
    According to an investigation conducted by the Michigan House