2025 Crimes Committed by Notable Republicans

Illegally spent a total of $12,500 in campaign funds to pay for his lodging at a home owned by fellow Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA] in violation of federal law

Committed a war crime when he ordered U.S. forces to kill survivors of a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat

Hired sex workers in Georgia during an unsanctioned trip related to the Afghanistan withdrawal which disgusted his group so much that they cut ties with him before heading to Afghanistan

Repeatedly threatened to release sex videos and nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend Lindsey Langston and physically assault anyone she dated over a monthslong period of incessant harassment after she left him because of his infidelity

Grabbed and forcefully shoved his paramour out of a door leaving noticeable bruising on her arm and then tried to get her to lie to the police about how she got her injuries while also being married with two young children

Shared non-public information about a steel manufacturer's finances with his wife who proceeded to buy stock in the company based off his insider information

Skipped a court date tied to a case for driving with a suspended license in Florida and was later arrested for failing to appear

Bought luxury clothing, erotic adult content online, luxury skin care products, meals and paid off personal debts with more than $50,000 in campaign contributions he told donors would be used to support his bid for Congress

Illegally claimed three different homes as his primary address which allowed him to save tens of thousands of dollars he otherwise would have had to pay had he not lied on his paperwork

Drove erratically around 1am and had a "dazed expression," bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol and refused to take a breathalyzer after police pulled her over

Allegedly lied under oath in his Senate confirmation hearing about his involvement in the dismissal of corruption charges against NY Mayor Eric Adams

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

Was charged with five felonies including assault, abuse of office and witness tampering in a domestic violence case

Possessed illicit videos and images of child sexual abuse material involving infants, toddlers and other minors on a flash drive he owned

Hit another vehicle while driving drunk with a BAC nearly three times the legal limit with his young daughter in the car during the middle of a workday and then tried to get out of trouble by telling the arresting officer that he was a judge and named police officers he personally knew

Coerced a court clerk to withhold testimony in a case against her boss and fellow Republican Robert Jenkins Franklin

Stole a rare ancient cypress board that had been displayed in the state Capitol for decades and moved it to an office in his home district where he kept it for over ten years

Created a fictitious consulting company along with state rep. Robin Smith and his chief of staff where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also accepted bribes from his chief of staff in exchange for his help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendor

Illegally rushed to give his close friend and former business associate $170k in taxpayer dollars for contract work by skipping the public bidding process that is required by state law

Was charged with DUI after police stopped him, observed he had an open container of alcohol and then had him submit to a breathalyzer which was twice the legal limit

Got a DUI with a staggering 0.28 BAC with signs of intoxication midafternoon that included drinking alcohol inside his car, stumbling to walk into a Panda Express, swerving and speeding in his vehicle after he left and had bloodshot eyes, trouble speaking and was found covered in food when pulled over

Physically engaged with state capitol security guards who were preventing him from illegally entering the Georgia House floor which he was banned from in 2022 for denigrating the former House speaker after his death which resulted in him being pushed to the ground by the guards and arrested by state police

Crashed into another vehicle, attempted to flee from the police but tripped and fell to the ground, was found with urine-soaked pants and spectacularly failed a field sobriety test

Traveled to the Czech Republic for the purpose of paying to have sex with minors under the age of 18 multiple times over a five-year period

Contemptuously skipped a court hearing in the frivolous lawsuit she filed so she could attend a political event instead

Unsuccessfully tried to coerce a female inmate housed at a county jail into becoming his "sex slave" and pay him $2,500 in exchange for his help getting the judge and assistant district attorney overseeing her case to go lenient on her

Groped, choked and forcibly kissed a handcuffed and shackled female inmate he cornered inside a visiting room at a county jail

Was charged with felony domestic abuse of his ex-wife and was ordered to restrain from contacting her in any way

Unsuccessfully tried to bribe an underage male victim of his son's sexual assault to keep him from having to face any legal consequences for his actions

Solicited sex with who he thought was a 17-year-old girl after exchanging multiple sexually explicit texts and was arrested by police when he showed up at their agreed-upon rendezvous point while also being a married father with four children

Masturbated in a general store's video lottery room and was caught in the act on surveillance video

Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroom

Fraudulently received $30,120 in COVID unemployment benefits while he was still employed and concealed $54,700 in consulting fees he earned and "thousands of dollars in income" from the IRS when he filed his 2021 federal income taxes

Grabbed two women's buttocks without their consent during a meet and greet at a horror film convention

Drugged and sexually molested a 16-year-old boy on at least one occasion and coerced him into consuming cocaine and alcohol numerous other times which the victim said "destroyed" his entire life

Groped a young man's bare rearend under his clothing and also exposed himself to the same male earlier in the night

Groped a young man's thigh and stroked his ear without consent shortly after finishing a meal with him

Drugged and sexually molested a young man inside his home who woke up while Tait was manually stimulating him

Repeatedly groped a young man's penis and tried to kiss him against his will inside a hot tub after peer pressuring him into consuming cocaine and alcohol despite his protestations

Exposed and manually stimulated himself in front of a 13-year-old boy for upwards of an entire minute inside of a restaurant bathroom

Sexually assaulted at least three underage boys and young men, inappropriately touched at least four others and routinely binged on hard drugs and alcohol with many more including underage boys over a decadeslong period which he himself admitted was like living a "double life" considering he preached "traditional" heterosexual relationships, sexual abstinence and sobriety in his music

Led a criminal gang responsible for numerous shooting deaths in Brooklyn and awarded money, jewelry and fine dining to game members for the crimes they committed

Crashed 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 law

Forcefully shoved his mother against a vehicle and stole her mail and then proceeded to get arrested an astounding four more times for violating his restraining order and other bail conditions

Punched and kicked a 45-year-old man multiple times before he was able to escape and call the police

Provoked a brawl, snatched a security officer's gun and shot at a man outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami and then fled to Dubai after being charged

Crashed into another driver at an intersection, fled the scene before police arrived and had a BAC almost twice the legal limit when police caught up with him at his home

Grabbed and pushed a local business owner following a city council meeting

Was charged with DUI after getting pulled over around 2am, failing field sobriety tests & having a BAC over 0.08%

Operated a multi-year drug trafficking scheme with his brother out of a local middle school where they stored and repackaged massive loads of cocaine for distribution throughout the United States and was caught with $722k in cash hidden in multiple safes when police arrested him

Gave his daughter access to a town-owned BMW for her personal use and stole nearly $1,750 from the town bank account

Intentionally falsified documents to hide from the IRS the real financial status of his private businesses

Sexually assaulted a girl between 4 and 8 years old multiple times over a multiyear period when her family visited his home

Illegally operated his private business out of the mayor's office where he utilized public resources and personnel to improperly obtain government permits that enriched him personally and then encouraged at least one witness to lie to investigators if they were questioned

Operated a $50M Ponzi scheme that used investor money to bankroll a lavish lifestyle instead of the health and wellness companies he convinced them it was for

Failed to pay child support to the point that he was criminally charged for his negligence

Coerced two minors to engage in sex acts which he recorded on camera

Was charged with solicitation of murder and prosecutors were so concerned about her potential for violence that they asked a judge to deny bail and keep her in jail until the conclusion of her trial

Lit a fire with the intent of criminally intimidating counter-protesters who were challenging him and his racist companions at the 2017 "Unite the Right Rally"

Participated in the mob that rammed through police barricades and illegally entered the US Capitol on 1/6 and was taped carrying a flag through the halls of the building

Filed three campaign finance reports that falsely claimed he had raised $222,690 for and loaned $100k to his "Honest Gabe for Congress" campaign to give the illusion he had popular support

Threatened to kill his primary opponent and eventual winner Anna Luna by calling up his "Russian-Ukrainian hit squad" to take her out and then fled to Thailand in a failed attempt to escape justice

Grazed his female attorney's back and moved his hand "noticeably lower" towards her buttocks while seated next to her at his defense table in the courtroom while his alleged sexual assault victim was testifying against him

Initiated a two-year sexual relationship with an 16-year-old high school girl who was one of his students as a substitute teacher

Choked and beat his then-girlfriend during sex leaving her with deep bruising and a concussion

Groped another man's genitals while he gazed into his eyes after he was asked to leave a local bar because he was making people uncomfortable while also being married

Raped his girlfriend after he found her hiding from him in a closet following physical altercation they just had

Punched his girlfriend in the face multiple times, bit her, burned her with scorching-hot cooking oil and food & forcefully threw her onto the ground many times throughout their tortured yearlong relationship

Allegedly climbed into his teenage daughter's bed with an erection and wearing only his underwear, but his personal friend the county sheriff deliberately buried the allegations without ever opening an investigation or filing a police report

Forcefully "uppercut" punched an unsuspecting male who was peacefully protesting outside a local ICE facility multiple times after approaching him from behind and attacking him without warning

Barely avoided drunkenly crashing into another vehicle with an open beer can in his console and a loaded firearm in the passenger seat

Dramatically escalated a minor traffic dispute by threatening to shoot the other individual

Steered public contracts to his personal connections and illegally took a financial interest in those contracts, helped others do the same and pressed public employees for campaign contributions while engaging in partisan political activity banned in his office

Falsely claimed to be a police officer and also used his influence as county commissioner to illegally coerce his neighbor to stop firing guns on his own property

Drifted into oncoming traffic and crashed into another vehicle while under the influence of alcohol

Set fire to a townhome with two people still inside after she unsuccessfully attempted to set fire to their next-door neighbors townhome

Posted nude photos of a woman online without her consent

Grabbed the township manager’s arm and refused to let go even after she was repeatedly told to release her grip

Possessed and distributed at least 10 videos and five images of CSAM of children as young as 13 years old and also used AI to “nudify” images and videos of minors

Committed perjury when he falsely testified that a protester threw a rock at him before he ordered tear gas deployed on peaceful protesters when video evidence submitted by opposing counsel clearly disproved his sworn account

Groped a woman's breasts inside an Asheville, N.C. bar and then got in a drunken fight with her boyfriend in the parking lot after he confronted Carr about his assault

Physically assaulted and wrongfully detained a police officer from another department who was giving aid to a wounded cop at a shooting scene

Pressured a 15-year-old girl to follow him to the condom aisle at Walmart, asked if she was sexually active and told her what he’d do if she were his girlfriend during a "Shop with a Cop" event at a local Walmart

Lied on his 2024 candidate filing by denying a 2008 felony theft guilty plea in Georgia in violation of state law that bars felons from holding office

Providing "harmful material" to a minor and was charged with a felony after being reported to the police

Accepted $50,000 cash from undercover FBI agents posing as executives seeking immigration contracts and promised to deliver if Trump returned to power

Tried to gouge his wife's eye out serious enough she had to miss work for a week to recover

Ran his teenage daughter and another woman off the road while screaming that he was "going to kill" them

Lied under oath to a grand jury about changing a subordinate’s work schedule after she accused him of sexual harassment

Sexually harassed and intimidated multiple female subordinates over more than a year and later threatened to jail a subordinate after she filed a sexual harassment complaint against him

Put 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 system

Steered $1.5M in public funds to a business park project in exchange for over $67K in kickbacks sent through his wife’s consulting firm and then lied to the authorities when they caught him

Was charged with a felony for his role in a scheme to swindle thousands of dollars from taxpayers by overcharging the county for a used semitruck and for selling county property without putting it up to auction

Attempted to bribe parking officials with promises of a pay raise if they didn't tow her husband's vehicle that was illegally parked

Illegally charged taxpayers $2,776.95 for mileage reimbursement he wasn't entitled to since he routinely used a county-owned vehicle for work travel

Weaved in and out of his lane in his sheriff's vehicle on an interstate highway, failed a field sobriety test after police pulled him over & was later found to have a BAC over twice the legal limit when he arrived at the local jail

Stole $5,950 from his campaign by improperly charging it for "staff lodging" at his personal home even though no staff actually lodged there

Stole at least nine cows and branded them as his own after being hired to transport them by a cattle auction facility

Stole more than $30 million from at least 150 foreign investors over a yearslong period by falsely promising them green cards and a pathway to US citizenship and used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle and pay for illegal campaign contributions to Republican politicians