Republican Criminal Abusive Behavior Scandals

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

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

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

Falsely accused someone he barely knew of sexual assault by distributing flyers in their neighborhood with his name and photo, inundated him and members of his family with a torrent of messages, traveled to his county the week he got married apparently to harass him and created a fake account on a gay website in their name simply because he didn't respond to text messages fast enough

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

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

Had an unregistered pistol, a second gun and a stun gun that was shaped like brass knuckles which police found in his car after they pulled him over following a 911 call that reported he was heavily armed and driving to confront someone

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

Groped a woman's breast and legs inside of his police cruiser and unsuccessfully attempted to coerce her into doing other "things she did not want to do" before she was able to exit his car and report his actions to the police

Tried to coerce a young woman into giving him oral sex inside his police cruiser and then began "rubbing his crotch" while she sat next to him after she repeatedly told him she would not do what he asked

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

Threatened to kill a state senator over his opposition to a shrimp trawling ban state legislators were considering

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Drunkenly beat his son with a baseball bat around 2am and then snuck marijuana into jail following his arrest

Illegally downloaded lewd photos and videos depicting a human engaged in sexual conduct with an animal and then erased his search history in a failed attempt to hide his crime

Threatened a defendant that "dead men can't testify" and pressured him to accept a plea deal that he didn't want to agree to during a phone call with him two days before his court date

Sent multiple anonymous letters verbally attacking local board of education members in a threatening manner

Physically assaulted someone in his household and was arrested by the police after they determined he was at fault

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

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

Passed out in her car while idling in the middle of the road and then crashed into a parked vehicle after an officer woke her up and was taken to the hospital for observation because her BAC was over three times the legal limit

Rammed his car into a vehicle stopped at a red light injuring the person inside and exhibited obvious signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech, dilated pupils and unsteadiness on his feet when police arrived, responded with "lawyer" each of the many times he was asked to take a field sobriety test and resisted arrest by trying to pull away from officers handcuffing him

Had an illicit sexual relationship with a female inmate at the jail he worked at which in no way could have been considered consensual considering the power imbalance between the two

Smuggled illegal prescription drugs, cell phones & phone chargers into a prison by concealing everything within a set of glued-together legal documents that he passed through a prison fence to an inmate on the inside

Sexually assaulted his own daughter whom he got so intoxicated on an extremely potent alcoholic drink on her 21st birthday that she had to be taken to her hotel room in a wheelchair so he could violate her

Crashed into another vehicle causing it to roll over multiple times resulting in injuries to the victim's hands, face and chest that required hospitalization while pulling out of a gas station driving under the influence of alcohol and was arrested by police after he submitted to a breathalyzer test that found he had a BAC nearly twice the legal limit

Was pulled over for suspected DUI and later convicted of an "alcohol-related reckless driving" offense

Struck a bicyclist riding in a clearly marked bicycle lane while driving under the influence of alcohol

Robbed a gas station at knifepoint & threatened to kill the employee if they didn't comply with his demands

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

Installed GPS tracking devices on his ex-fiancée's cell phone and on the undercarriage of her car to monitor her movements

Suffocated a student who was only 4 years old to the point that they "went limp" and taped at least five additional students' mouths shut simply because they were talking during class during his time as headmaster of a Christian school he founded

Drove over a raised curb and drunkenly passed out in his car with the engine running in a Taco Bell parking lot around midnight, couldn't tell responding officers where he came from or where he lived, refused a breathalyzer test and was caught with a firearm on his person in violation of state law

Drunkenly backed into a U.S. Capitol vehicle around midnight shortly after Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress

Passed out behind the wheel of his truck at a stop sign around midnight and was arrested after he failed a sobriety test and admitted to the arresting officer that he shouldn't have been driving

Threatened to file a false police report accusing former Nevada state rep Chris Edwards of asking for a $10k bribe unless he changed his vote for the state assembly speaker Dane wanted to win

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

Slapped his girlfriend in the face, pulled her hair and then prevented her from calling the police while still serving probation for a prior domestic violence conviction

Consumed crystal meth at a drug house he drove to in his marked police vehicle while dressed in uniform and then lied to federal investigators when they questioned him

Armed 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 arrived

Pointed a gun at his wife and threatened to kill her

Threatened a teenage victim he had been charged with sexually assaulting by calling him at least 8 times and warning him that he better "keep his f*cking mouth shut"

Attempted to extort a congressional candidate by threatening to release a potentially damaging secret recording he had of him unless he pressured a woman Johnson was having an affair with to deny its existence and then removed evidence from his office while officers were executing a search warrant against him

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"

Brandished his assault rifle and drunkenly threatened multiple people admiring Christmas lights in his neighborhood which "terrified" his three children and wife so much they all hid in the bathroom while she spoke with 911 for 23 mins to let them know he was a "severe alcoholic" and that she was concerned he was going to shoot someone

Swerved in and out of his lane multiple times, sat at a green light for 10 seconds around 1:15am, had vomit on his driver’s side door, reeked of alcohol and refused to do field sobriety and breathalyzer tests

Crashed his ATV while driving drunk and left it behind instead of notifying the authorities who eventually caught up with him, refused a field sobriety test and was found to have a BAC over twice the legal limit even after a long delay before he submitted to the test

Called 911 over two dozen times one day and 14 times a week later and then told an officer who warned him to stop tying up emergency resources that he had “50 pounds of black powder and a cannon" and was ready to "take care of business” and threatened to fire on the officers who showed up to his home if they attempted to enter

Threatened to kill at least five of his colleagues including the state speaker of the house over a number of intimidating emails and texts where he warned that an angel had given him a "vision to destroy" all of them

Threatened a county judge over a series of profanity-laced voicemails

Allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman who repeatedly told him and his friends to stop after a night of heavy drinking

Passed out in the back of a party bus and later urinated in public outside of his hotel after a night of heavy drinking

Drunkenly entered a female stranger's apartment while she was taking her trash out and passed out on her bed

Allegedly physically abused his intimate partner multiple times over a two-year period including at least one incident that involved a gun and an infant

Illegally acquired at least a dozen firearms, knives, brass knuckles and numerous boxes of ammunition and stashed many of them in a hidden room in his basement likely because he isn't legally allowed to own any of them because he is a convicted felon

Attended numerous alcohol and drug-fueled "sex parties" where he consumed cocaine and other illicit drugs while he was a sitting congressman

Allegedly raped a 30-year-old woman in her hotel room after a night of heavy drinking and then paid her an undisclosed amount of money in order to keep her from going public with her accusations

Consumed too much alcohol and then took some sleep medication while waiting for his flight at a local airport resulting in him missing his flight and being detained by police for public intoxication

Belligerently screamed and yelled inside a local polling station and ignored repeated police commands to stop after which he was arrested for trespassing

Illegally contacted a victim who had a protective order against him and was arrested by police after they determined he violated the order

Choked his wife so forcefully that she required a trip to the hospital after she confronted him over an extramarital affair she suspected he was having

Sexually assaulted an incapacitated man after putting a substance into his drink that made him sick

Attempted to extort a founder of investment firm Point Bridge Capital by threatening to use government connections (which did not exist) to retaliate against defense and intelligence companies strongly dependent on government contracts

Crashed into another vehicle while driving drunk with a BAC of nearly twice the legal limit after playing in a golf outing and exhibited multiple signs of being under the influence when the police arrived who then arrested him after he failed a field sobriety test

Severed a cat's paws, strung the animal up and then set it on fire with the help of four of his fraternity brothers all because it didn't use the litter box properly resulting in criminal charges and expulsion from his fraternity

Committed multiple traffic infractions in short order and was found to be in possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun, empty bottle of whiskey and case of beer with multiple cans missing when police pulled him over

Was involved in a crash while driving under the influence of alcohol a mere two-months after his previous DUI

Committed “numerous traffic infractions” while driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in his arrest

Left his police vehicle that was missing a tire and had damage to another running in the valet parking area of a local casino after midnight and was arrested by state police when he returned because he reeked of alcohol and couldn't explain how his car got damaged

Choked, kicked and physically assaulted his wife on several occasions over a decade until she finally had enough and reported him to the police

Rammed his truck into another vehicle while exiting a local fairground and exhibited “obvious signs of intoxication” to the police officer who arrested him for having a BAC nearly twice the legal limit

Starved her dog to death and then stuffed its carcass in a garbage bag which she stored in the back of her garage

Shoved his girlfriend twice during an argument outside their home around 4 am

Oversaw a cocaine and methamphetamine drug ring that shipped drugs via US mail throughout the country that started when he was a police captain and kicked into high gear when he became chief of police

Groped a male client's groin and other areas of his body after getting so drunk he couldn't "speak more than one or two words at a time" at a business conference while also being a married father

Coerced an assistant district attorney who argued cases in front of him and was also his former law clerk into laying down with him on his bed and groped her which made her feel like "there’s nothing [she] can do about this, like this is about to happen" because he was so much bigger than her and then performed oral sex on her without consent

Allegedly sexually assaulted an exotic dancer and then chased her around with a loaded gun that he eventually fired in her vicinity outside of his home at 2:30 in the morning

Was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after he refused to take a field sobriety test while also driving on a suspended license

Punched his wife at least ten times in the head and face while the pair were riding in their vehicle and was turned in by his wife's friend who witnessed the entire assault in real time because she was on a video call with her at the time

Ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle, fled the area after exchanging information with the owner of the vehicle he hit and was later taken into custody after police caught up with him and were told he refused to take any field sobriety tests

Led a mob of insurrectionists who overwhelmed police and broke into the US Capitol on 1/6 and proceeded to lead the mob towards the Senate chamber but was pushed back by riot police who eventually had to force him out of the building because he refused repeated commands to exit

Violently swiped at and verbally threatened a snowplow driver he blocked by standing in front of their machine

Illegally purchased or retained two apparently "brand new" handguns and ammunition in violation of a judge's order to hand over all firearms he owned outside of a single shotgun he was allowed to keep for personal protection

Swerved into oncoming traffic while driving drunk and hit another car, fled the scene and was later found asleep in his car by police who reported he had noticeable signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes and then failed field sobriety tests and had a BAC three times the legal limit of 0.25

Produced felony videos and images of underage and barely legal girls performing sex acts with him and used them to coerce other underage girls into sex

Physically grabbed a 14-year-old boy and threatened to rape him at a crowded high school volleyball tournament but the teen was able to escape his grasp and run to the authorities who used surveillance footage to identify and arrest him

Drove under the influence of alcohol after attending a political fundraiser at the home of Trump Senior Advisor Tony Sayegh and was arrested after he failed field sobriety tests and refused a breathalyzer test

Called 911 to falsely accuse the mother of his friend of kidnapping her child without any evidence in order to help his friend and the father of the child to get custody and also plotted with the father and others to stalk the mother with the intention of kidnapping his own child from her but was arrested before he had a chance to enact his plan

Showed illicit photos and videos of a WWE employee he had a nonconsensual sexual relationship with to multiple people without her knowledge or consent

Recklessly drove 90mph on an interstate highway while under the influence of alcohol with a BAC nearly twice the legal limit and was found to be in possession of a firearm in violation of state law after police pulled him over

Choked a 20-year-old woman during sex without her consent so forcefully that the whites of her eyes turned red and she passed out and continued having sex with her while she was unconscious and then threatened to kill her when she awoke

Spewed homophobic and racist taunts against two police officers who pulled him over on suspicion of DUI, failed a field sobriety test, refused to take a breathalyzer and then told the officers that he planned to contact the state Attorney General and to lie that he was mistreated by them unless they let him go

Unbuttoned his pants and forced his victim to manually stimulate him while high on crystal meth at a local drug house after he unsuccessfully propositioned her for sex while also being married

Chemically burned his girlfriend's cat so viciously that its tail had to be amputated, threatened to "inflict chemical burns" on responding police officers and told one detective that he'd "make him pay" if he was arrested