Corrupt Misuse of Government Resources by Republicans for Political Gain
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 Donald Trump47th U.S. President Donald Trump47th U.S. President      162.3m 162.3m 9/20/25Brazenly directed AG Pam Bondi to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on unspecified charges despite any evidence that she committed any crime whatsoever 9/20/25Brazenly directed AG Pam Bondi to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on unspecified charges despite any evidence that she committed any crime whatsoever Flagrantly weaponized the Department of Justice by manufacturing a mortgage-fraud scandal against Fed Governor Lisa Cook in an attempt to remove her from the Federal Reserve and replace her with one of his lackeys Flagrantly weaponized the Department of Justice by manufacturing a mortgage-fraud scandal against Fed Governor Lisa Cook in an attempt to remove her from the Federal Reserve and replace her with one of his lackeys  According to news reports from credible media outlets According to news reports from credible media outlets
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 1/29/25Ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to launch a politicized investigation into the "conduct" of retired Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley despite their being no credible allegations of official or unofficial misconduct ever leveled against General Milley 1/29/25Ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to launch a politicized investigation into the "conduct" of retired Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley despite their being no credible allegations of official or unofficial misconduct ever leveled against General Milley  According to news reports from credible media outlets According to news reports from credible media outlets
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 James McHenryActing Trump AG James McHenryActing Trump AG 1/27/25Opened a sham investigation to harass apolitical career prosecutors who worked on Trump's criminal cases after baselessly firing them simply because they did their jobs 1/27/25Opened a sham investigation to harass apolitical career prosecutors who worked on Trump's criminal cases after baselessly firing them simply because they did their jobs  According to news reports from credible media outlets According to news reports from credible media outlets
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 12/02/24Ginned up a phony investigation to smear Joe Biden during an election year with constant and easily disproved propaganda over relatively minor, rarely prosecuted offenses committed by his son Hunter that presumably led to the overturning of a no jail plea deal by a Republican prosecutor and Trump appointed judge 12/02/24Ginned up a phony investigation to smear Joe Biden during an election year with constant and easily disproved propaganda over relatively minor, rarely prosecuted offenses committed by his son Hunter that presumably led to the overturning of a no jail plea deal by a Republican prosecutor and Trump appointed judge  According to news reports from credible media outlets According to news reports from credible media outlets
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 Tina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO] Tina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO] 5k 5k 8/13/24Allowed an unauthorized individual to make copies of voting machine hard drives and attend a voting machine software update intended only for credentialed election officials 8/13/24Allowed an unauthorized individual to make copies of voting machine hard drives and attend a voting machine software update intended only for credentialed election officials According to charging documents filed by the Colorado Attorney General According to charging documents filed by the Colorado Attorney General
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 9/12/23Ordered a politicized impeachment inquiry to shamelessly smear President Biden with ridiculous claims to appease Donald Trump and House MAGA House extremists (with leverage to remove him as Speaker) and presumably to also distract from the myriad of real crimes committed by Trump and his associates 9/12/23Ordered a politicized impeachment inquiry to shamelessly smear President Biden with ridiculous claims to appease Donald Trump and House MAGA House extremists (with leverage to remove him as Speaker) and presumably to also distract from the myriad of real crimes committed by Trump and his associates  According to reporting by mainstream outlets According to reporting by mainstream outlets
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 9/07/23Opened a sham investigation into Jack Smith's prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-conspirators based on ridiculous claims from a lawyer involved in the case presumably to hinder it 9/07/23Opened a sham investigation into Jack Smith's prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-conspirators based on ridiculous claims from a lawyer involved in the case presumably to hinder it  According to an exclusive report by NBC News According to an exclusive report by NBC News
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 8/24/23Opened a baseless investigation into Georgia prosecutor who Fanni Willis who filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and 18 others presumably to deflect attention away from the many crimes Trump committed 8/24/23Opened a baseless investigation into Georgia prosecutor who Fanni Willis who filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and 18 others presumably to deflect attention away from the many crimes Trump committed  According to a press release by the Republican led House Judiciary Committee According to a press release by the Republican led House Judiciary Committee
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 Harry SidhuFmr. Mayor [R-CA]21 Years in GOP Harry SidhuFmr. Mayor [R-CA]21 Years in GOP 8/16/23Unsuccessfully solicited an illegal $1 million campaign contribution from executives with the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for giving them confidential information to help boost their negotiation position with the sale of their stadium and then lied to federal officials when they confronted him 8/16/23Unsuccessfully solicited an illegal $1 million campaign contribution from executives with the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for giving them confidential information to help boost their negotiation position with the sale of their stadium and then lied to federal officials when they confronted him  According to charging documents filed by federal officials According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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 Donald Trump47th U.S. President Donald Trump47th U.S. President      162.3m 162.3m 7/07/23Pushed the IRS to open investigations on FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page in violation of a federal law that prohibits a President from "directly or indirectly" ordering the IRS to investigate or audit individual people 7/07/23Pushed the IRS to open investigations on FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page in violation of a federal law that prohibits a President from "directly or indirectly" ordering the IRS to investigate or audit individual people  According to a sworn statement by former White House chief of staff John Kelly According to a sworn statement by former White House chief of staff John Kelly
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 6/05/23Weaponized his GOP committee by threatening FBI Director Christopher Wray with an unprecedented charge of contempt of Congress to get access to a document discredited as not reliable enough to pursue as part of a shameless political smear campaign and sham investigation against Joe Biden without regard to protecting the identities of redacted sources 6/05/23Weaponized his GOP committee by threatening FBI Director Christopher Wray with an unprecedented charge of contempt of Congress to get access to a document discredited as not reliable enough to pursue as part of a shameless political smear campaign and sham investigation against Joe Biden without regard to protecting the identities of redacted sources  According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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 Donald Trump47th U.S. President Donald Trump47th U.S. President      162.3m 162.3m 5/22/23Pushed the Justice Department to keep open a political investigation looking into the Clinton Foundation long after it became abundantly clear no wrongdoing was found by investigators 5/22/23Pushed the Justice Department to keep open a political investigation looking into the Clinton Foundation long after it became abundantly clear no wrongdoing was found by investigators  According to an exclusive report by The New York Times According to an exclusive report by The New York Times
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 2/22/23Refused to publicly release a final report his own staff spent 10,000 hours on that debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories because it didn't back up his claim that the election was rife with fraud after he publicly claimed he had found "serious vulnerabilities" in the voting system which wasn't true 2/22/23Refused to publicly release a final report his own staff spent 10,000 hours on that debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories because it didn't back up his claim that the election was rife with fraud after he publicly claimed he had found "serious vulnerabilities" in the voting system which wasn't true  According to documents released by his successor and reported on by The Washington Post According to documents released by his successor and reported on by The Washington Post
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 Wisconsin GOP Wisconsin GOP 2/03/23Spent over $2 million in taxpayer dollars investigating ludicrous claims of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election and quietly closed the investigation after failing to find any credible instances of fraud 2/03/23Spent over $2 million in taxpayer dollars investigating ludicrous claims of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election and quietly closed the investigation after failing to find any credible instances of fraud  According to a report by Wisconsin Public Radio According to a report by Wisconsin Public Radio
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 Bill BarrFmr. U.S. Att. General [R]Lauded by Trump Bill BarrFmr. U.S. Att. General [R]Lauded by Trump 1/26/23Repeatedly injected himself into special counsel John Durham's political investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia scandal in order to help Trump and discredit his detractors which led to his second in command resigning in protest and another taking a new job outside of the investigation 1/26/23Repeatedly injected himself into special counsel John Durham's political investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia scandal in order to help Trump and discredit his detractors which led to his second in command resigning in protest and another taking a new job outside of the investigation  According to an exclusive report by The New York Times According to an exclusive report by The New York Times
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 2/11/21Accepted thousands of dollars' worth of home remodeling and repairs in addition to securing employment for a woman he was having an affair with from wealthy real estate developer Nate Paul in exchange for investigating Paul's business adversaries and helping him settle a lawsuit in his favor 2/11/21Accepted thousands of dollars' worth of home remodeling and repairs in addition to securing employment for a woman he was having an affair with from wealthy real estate developer Nate Paul in exchange for investigating Paul's business adversaries and helping him settle a lawsuit in his favor  According to an official complaint filed by seven of Paxton's top aides According to an official complaint filed by seven of Paxton's top aides
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 Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC] Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC] 10/23/20Made police deputies and other staff members perform non-work services for his personal businesses, at his private property and for his political campaign during their regular work hours 10/23/20Made police deputies and other staff members perform non-work services for his personal businesses, at his private property and for his political campaign during their regular work hours According to charging documents filed by local officials According to charging documents filed by local officials
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 Donald Trump47th U.S. President Donald Trump47th U.S. President      162.3m 162.3m 8/28/20Gave his 2020 Republican acceptance speech from the White House lawn in what one expert described as an “abomination” that “may be the most visible misuse of official position for private gain in America’s history” 8/28/20Gave his 2020 Republican acceptance speech from the White House lawn in what one expert described as an “abomination” that “may be the most visible misuse of official position for private gain in America’s history” According to multiple experts on the law and government regulations According to multiple experts on the law and government regulations
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 10/12/15Created a politicized special committee into the 2012 Benghazi attacks -- three years after the attacks happened -- that was designed to undermine Hillary Clinton's standing with the public just as she ramped up her Presidential campaign 10/12/15Created a politicized special committee into the 2012 Benghazi attacks -- three years after the attacks happened -- that was designed to undermine Hillary Clinton's standing with the public just as she ramped up her Presidential campaign  According to reporting by all major mainstream outlets According to reporting by all major mainstream outlets
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 Tom HorneFmr. Att. General [R-AZ] Tom HorneFmr. Att. General [R-AZ] 5/08/14Operated his re-election campaign from his taxpayer-funded office in the state capitol and used government staff to help him raise money and do other campaign-related work 5/08/14Operated his re-election campaign from his taxpayer-funded office in the state capitol and used government staff to help him raise money and do other campaign-related work  According to an official complaint filed by a former staff member According to an official complaint filed by a former staff member
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