Republican Criminal Drug and Alcohol Related Scandals

Drank to excess at multiple bars and got caught by police while he relieved his bladder in public during his walk home

Crashed his SUV into a truck, fled the scene on foot because he was drunk & then forced police to use breaching tools to enter his home because he refused to peacefully surrender

Tested positive for marijuana barely a month after she was sentenced to probation for her 2024 drunk driving conviction

Abandoned his young children at a resort pool to go buy an alcoholic drink and while they were alone his 4-year-old daughter lost consciousness, foamed at the mouth & required CPR from a good Samaritan who rescued her from drowning

Was pulled over for suspected DUI, failed a breathalyzer test and was arrested for DUI

Swerved in and out of his lane while driving nearly 30mph over the speed limit, had a firearm and empty beer can in his car with him, exhibited obvious signs of intoxication, refused to submit to field sobriety tests and then unsuccessfully attempted to get out of trouble by telling the arresting officer that he is a sitting judge and was arrested for his fourth DUI

Possessed and sold a felony amount of a controlled substance and was arrested by police

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

Drove under the influence of illegal narcotics and was arrested by police

Crashed into a ditch and was so drunk that police didn't even bother giving him sobriety tests because he couldn't stand up straight to take any in the first place and also had a handgun on him in violation of a state law prohibiting people under the influence from carrying their firearm while also hypocritically being a member of the county Beer Board

Swerved all over the road and ran a red light before police pulled her over, noticed her wine-stained lips & arrested her for "extreme DUI" with a BAC of nearly three times the legal limit of .23 while she berated them & repeatedly botched the sheriff's name in an attempt to dodge arrest

Orchestrated a four-year kidnapping conspiracy in which he abducted at least 27 psychiatric patients and kept them in his facility by force-feeding them mind-altering controlled substances to maintain their compliance and subjected them to horrific physical abuse including having a staff member break a patient's collarbone all so he could bill Medicaid for his supposed therapeutic services

Nearly caused a crash in downtown Juneau and then exhibited a strong odor of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test after police pulled him over

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was pulled over on suspicion of DUI

Drunkenly drove his vehicle directly into a hospital ambulance bay and proceeded to get belligerent with hospital security

Was pulled over for speeding with a broken headlight and expired tags around 2am and was found to have a BAC nearly twice the legal limit

Drunkenly drove through several lawns, ran into two cars and then crashed through the wall of a house and barely missed hitting a sleeping teenager

Drunkenly swerved his taxpayer-funded SUV around 10am and had a strong odor of alcohol among other obvious signs of impairment after his own deputy pulled him over

Lured a 15-year-old girl to his home and got her blackout drunk to sexually exploit her but her mother tracked them down and punched him in the face to rescue her

Rammed through a mailbox and drove her vehicle onto the lawn of couple she drunkenly tailgated home and was arrested by police after she failed a field sobriety test which wasn't surprising considering she was found to have a BAC over twice the legal limit when she arrived at jail

Stockpiled a secret bunker accessed by a 100-ft tunnel with 13 illegal guns including a machine gun, body armor and 10k rounds of ammo, which were all found after police executed a search warrant to shut down his illegal marijuana grow operation

Physically fought with a Walmart loss prevention employee and was found with a baggie of drugs on him when police arrived

Was charged with DUI after being pulled over by a state trooper

Groped an inebriated woman who had just consumed highly potent (and illegal) THC that he gave her following a night out drinking

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

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was convicted of felony DUI

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

Rear-ended another vehicle, injured the driver and then fled the scene

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

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

Drove the wrong way on a one-way street and nearly crashed into another car, failed sobriety tests and had a BAC nearly twice the legal limit

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

Drove recklessly while drunk and was found with a loaded 9mm handgun in her drivers-side door in violation of state law

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

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

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

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Was 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 surveillance

Consumed ketamine -- a drug leading researchers say can lead people to feeling "grandiose and like you have special powers" -- far more often than recommended which led close associates to worry that it contributed to erratic behavior he was exhibiting

Ran 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 Force

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested by police after getting pulled over and later had her diversion agreement extended by six months because she failed to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol evaluations

Groped two young women's breasts, crotches and other parts of their bodies without consent and continued to assault them even after they told him to stop after he cornered them inside his booth at an Arizona night club where an employee reported he had spent "like fifty grand" on drinks that night

Strangled his wife's neck while their infant daughter slept next to her after he drank himself into a "fiery rage" on Mother's Day

Groped and tried to kiss his male legislative intern while being driven home from an alcohol-fueled event at a local bar and then unsuccessfully tried to convince him to come up to his hotel room to have sex while also being married

Swerved off the road and crashed his motorcycle killing his girlfriend who was riding with him while under the influence of alcohol and a cocktail of illicit and unprescribed pharmaceutical drugs including amphetamine, tramadol and oxycodone

Crashed into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol just before midnight and was arrested when police arrived and observed that he was drunk

Fled the scene of a violent single-car crash that flattened three tires and heavily damaged his car because he was under the influence of alcohol, tried to hide his mangled truck behind a local store over three miles away from the scene of his crash and lied to police that he parked it there because he didn't want to leave an oil leak stain in the main parking lot

Passed 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 overdose

Served 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"

Drunkenly told police officers they had no idea “how bad you messed up" and claimed they "cannot detain" him because he was a state representative after getting arrested for ignoring repeated commands to leave a bar that had closed at 2am and could no longer have alcohol consumed on the premises

Illegally 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 forms

Had cocaine in his possession when police arrested him for an unrelated offense

Drove in a way that state police pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving resulting in his arrest after they determined he was under the influence