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12/01/24Attempted to jump on the stage and gyrate with exotic dancers while he was extremely intoxicated at a gentlemen's club with his employees and had to be dragged off stage by a female subordinateAccording to an exclusive report by The New Yorker12/01/24Got "completely drunk in a public place" during a work event in Cleveland and behaved so belligerently that multiple high profile business associates who were also in attendance reported being "very disappointed" by his behaviorAccording to an exclusive report by The New YorkerDrank so much at a work event in Virginia Beach that he had to be carried to his hotel room because he was "totally sloshed"12/01/24Drank to excess at work functions so often that it became routine for his staff to drag him away from situations because he was making scene12/01/24Got so drunk during a night out with some subordinates that he "completely passed out in the middle seat" while being driven back to his hotel by a staffer and then required the help of two male staffers to get back to his room safelyAccording to an exclusive report by The New YorkerBelligerently yelled "Kill All Muslims!" over and over while out drinking at a bar during a work trip in OhioAccording to an exclusive report by The New Yorker
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11/17/24Defamed AZ County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) by baselessly accusing him of adding over 300,000 fraudulent ballots to Maricopa County's vote count in order to steal the election from her and then later admitted in court that she had no defense against his lawsuit and forfeited her right to a trialAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the individual she defamed
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Chuck JohnsonPropagandist [R]10/16/24Was sued by MAGA-friendly investment company Point Bridge Capital for fraud and extortion after he allegedly presented himself as a secret government agent who would sabotage their company unless they agreed to give him and his business partner lopsided investment returnsAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Doug HamlinNRA CEO10/14/24Severed 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 fraternityAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Jeff DotsethState Representative [R-MN]9/18/24Punched and kicked his family's 14-year-old dog on Christmas in front of his wife and young daughter who was yelling for him to stopAccording to a court affidavit filed by his then-wife
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5/02/24Led 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 exitAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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2.3mLauded by Trump4/26/24Killed her 14-month-old puppy for the crime of acting like a puppy on a hunting trip and later proudly wrote about the incident in her book as if shooting unruly puppies was a perfectly normal thing to doNoem admitted to killing the dog in her bookShot her family goat once and then picked up an additional shotgun shell from her truck to finish the job since her first shot didn't kill the animalNoem admitted to killing the goat in her book
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4/05/24Drank so much alcohol at a political dinner and gala that servers cut her off and told her she couldn't have any more because she was noticeably drunkAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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1/24/24Accused AZ Republican Party Chair Jeff DeWitt of offering her a bribe on tape to drop out of the 2024 U.S. Senate race and said that he should resign instead of which he claimed her recording of their private conversation was "selectively edited" but eventually did step downAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Braylee EstepSouth Carolina GOP Director1/03/24Violently banged on a car window and prevented it from leaving a local bar and then pulled her victim out of their car and proceeded to "hit and assault" her with the help of her mother and third offenderAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Raymond NeubergerFmr. City Council Member12/07/23Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets12/07/23Chemically 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 arrestedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Alan HostetterFmr. Chief of Police [R-CA]12/07/23Armed himself with a hatchet, tactical gear, knives, stun batons and pepper spray and then marched on the US Capitol where he used a megaphone to encourage the crowd to overpower the police and break into the buildingAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Justin WellsFox News Producer12/05/23Was sued for "violently" kissing and sexually assaulting a fellow male Fox News producer on two separate occasions even after his advances were rebuffed and for intimidating his victim in to keeping quiet by warning him not to report what happened to Fox's human resources departmentAccording to a lawsuit filed by alleged victim Andrew Delancey
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative697k697kMAGA Enthusiast12/01/23Charged fellow US Rep. Mas Miller's credit card for political donations that "exceeded FEC limits" without his knowledge or consentAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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11/14/23Was accused of intentionally elbowing fellow GOP Rep. Tim Burchett in his kidneys and then running away when he turned around to see who hit himAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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9/14/23Publicly fondled her date inside a large theater, vaped smokeless tobacco at her seat, loudly sang along to songs that weren't meant to be sung along to and taunted an usher who properly escorted her and her date out of the theaterAccording to video of the incident report by mainstream outlets
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9/13/23Was sued for sexual harassment for making unwanted sexual advances on a male legislative aide and male legislative internAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victims
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7/28/23Held an alcohol fueled party in his Congressional office and then drunkenly unloaded on teenage Senate pages by calling them "little sh*ts" and "jack*sses" for not being respectful of the history and grandeur of the US Capitol and told them to "get the f*ck out of" the Capitol rotunda when he came cross them taking pictures following a long day of helping assist US SenatorsAccording to a photograph of his office that showed copious amounts of alcohol on a nearby table
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James ChapmanCommissioner [R-MI]7/09/23Kicked a fellow state GOP official Mark DeYoung in the groin and then grabbed him by the legs and knocked him to the ground as soon as DeYoung opened the door to a reportedly "closed" meeting Chapman didn't want him attendingAccording to a report filed by local police
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6/19/23Was sued for $200k by a husband who claimed he used his position to persuade his wife, who was a mid-level state government employee, to engage in a yearslong affair that included instances of group sex and led to the eventual destruction of the couple's marriageAccording to a $200,000 civil lawsuit filed by former Republican candidate Scott Lassiter
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Tim SheehyU.S. Senate Candidate [R-MT]6/16/23Killed his copilot and pinned a teenage girl against a wall after losing power midair and crashing the plane he was flying into a residential home which authorities later concluded happened in part due to his negligent flyingAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim's family
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22.2mLauded by Trump6/07/23Was sued by Fox News for breach of contract after he debuted a show on Twitter that violated the terms of his contract with themAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by Fox News
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5.2mLauded by Trump5/31/23Was sued by his former company Project Veritas for spending $150,000 on private cars, $10,000 on a helicopter flight and other frivolous expenses in violation of his contractAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by Project Veritas
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Charlie GreenState Representative [R-TX]5/27/23Accused Texas AG Ken Paxton of personally calling and threatening "several" Texas State Rep's with "political consequences" if they vote to impeach him for corruptionAccording to a speech delivered by Rep. Green in the Texas State House
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463kMAGA Enthusiast5/25/23Was accused of blindsiding the CPAC Board by improperly using the organizations money to pay his lawyer $270,000 to defend him in a civil defamation lawsuitAccording to allegations lobbied by American Conservative Union treasurer Bob Beauprez in an exclusive report by New York Magazine
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Timothy ParlatoreFmr. Trump Conservative Lawyer5/20/23Quit defending Donald Trump because fellow lawyer Boris Epshteyn "was not very honest" and behaved as a gatekeeper who prevented other lawyers from giving Trump the legal advice they thought was bestAccording to an exclusive interview Parlatore gave to CNN
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5/19/23Repeatedly slurred his speech and swayed back and forth as he led official proceedings as the Texas Speaker of the House in a way fellow Republican and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton described as "debilitating intoxication"According to reports by local and state media
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Rudy GiulianiFmr. Mayor [R-NY]4.2m5/16/23Drank alcohol "all day and night" despite having serious professional responsibilities including being a lawyer for Donald Trump according to his aide Noelle Dunphy who had a job to make sure he was a "functioning" alcoholic5/16/23Discussed an alleged scheme to sell pardons for $2 million each claiming he would split it evenly with Donald Trump (or possibly keep it all for himself) and asked a woman who worked closely with him if she knew anyone who would be interested and for them to work with him directly instead of publicly via “normal channels”According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets
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4/25/23Composed a large "oppo file" file of reportedly damaging information against fired host Tucker Carlson that documented allegations he operated a misogynist and toxic workplace environment and planned to publicly release some or all of their files if Carlson publicly attacked the networkAccording to 8 Fox News sources who spoke exclusively with Rolling Stone
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22.2mLauded by Trump4/24/23Was abruptly fired by Fox News less than a week after the company settled a defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million likely because explicitly racist text messages he wrote that were found during the discovery process were so damning they had no choice but to settleAccording to a public statement released by Fox News
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Tennessee House Republicans4/08/23Infighting resulted in one unknown Republican house member urinating on a chair in the legislative office of fellow state Rep. Rick Tillis [R] while a small group of operatives watched presumably in retaliation to his operation of an anonymous Twitter account which posted negative gossip about fellow Republicans he dislikedAccording to multiple eyewitness reports and confirmed by mainstream outlets
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Brandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff12/13/22Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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1.2mMAGA Enthusiast8/12/21Was sued for defamation by rightwing activist Lawyer Larry Klayman after he called him a child molesterAccording to a defamation lawsuit filed by Klayman
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7/01/21Was sued for defamation by disgraced former host Ed Henry because he claimed the network and CEO Suzanne Scott publicly portrayed him as a "sex criminal" and only fired him because Ms. Scott was trying to save face after the explosive allegations against him came to lightAccording to a civil lawsuit filed in federal court
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1/16/21Cursed and yelled at police officers who were in the process of arresting minors they caught drinking alcohol and urged the teens to run away which police reported caused the teens to become "unruly" while also portraying herself as a "law and order" politician who supports the policeAccording to arrest records first reported by Colorado News Online
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9/15/20Was ordered to pay thousands of dollars in owed back child support and $3,167 per month to a woman he had a baby with during an extramarital affair until the child turns 18According to a lawsuit filed by former staffer A.J. Delgado
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Mike McCullyFmr. Deputy Sheriff [R-OK]3/12/20Was fired by his Republican boss he was running against in a sheriff's election who claimed he improperly arrested an innocent black man, was insubordinate, disobeyed the chain of command and misused trademarked county images for his campaignAccording to a report by The Oklahoman
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Trump Campaign12/24/19Was sued for discrimination by a staffer who alleged the campaign rescinded a job offer in the Trump White House after finding out that she was pregnant with incoming White House communications director Jason Miller's childAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by former staffer A.J. Delgado
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Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate2/15/19Was accused of sexually assaulting a former campaign aide at a local GOP headquarters and later texting her pictures of weapons to scare her from reporting him to the policeAccording to a police report filed by the alleged victim
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Raymond NeubergerFmr. City Council Member10/11/18Poured boiling water on his fiancé's helpless dog and beat her other dog so forcefully that he broke its ribsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Will GardnerFmr. Sec. of State Candidate5/20/18Was caught by police with his pants undone and his shirt untucked while peering into the windows of a female dormitory at North Dakota State University when he was 29 years oldAccording to charging documents filed by university police
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3/30/18Punched through a glass door leaving a trail of blood from his wrist during a physical altercation with another patron outside of a hookah bar at 2am and then left the scene before police arrivedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Rob PorterWhite House Staff SecretaryLauded by Trump2/07/18Smashed his fist through his estranged wife Jennifer Willoughby's glass pane of her front door while demanding to speak with her which resulted in her being granted a temporary restraining orderAccording to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on Porter
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Blake FarentholdFmr. U.S. RepresentativeTea Party Enthusiast12/01/17Routinely "drank to excess” at Capitol Hill functions so much that his staff felt they had to be on "red head patrol" in order to "keep him out of trouble" because he would regularly say sexually improper things to female staff and lobbyists when he was drunkAccording to an exclusive report by Politico
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Randy BaumgardnerFmr. State Senator [R-CO]11/16/17Urged a legislative intern to drink alcohol with him in his office which she smartly declined as he was married and because of inappropriate comments she overheard him make days earlier about the first time he met her in which he "complained" about having to go home alone to bed and gave out an exaggerated sigh which creepily signaled that he wanted to sleep with herAccording to the former intern in an exclusive interview with a local NPR affiliate
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Joseph TurnerActivist [R]7/19/17Accused California Republican Assembly Leader Chad Mayes of illegally using state resources to maintain his extramarital affair with former Republican Assembly Leader Kristin Olsen after he voted with Democrats to pass a major climate change initiative in the stateAccording to allegations made by the conservative activist reported by local media
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Mark LovellFmr. State Representative2/14/17Grabbed a legislative staff's breasts and buttocks and physically prevented her from walking away from him and also inappropriately touched a second woman while visibly drunk -- drinking rum and colas to excess is apparently a common occurrence for him -- after attending five events hosted by lobbyists and businesses with free alcohol and food while he was married with three childrenAccording to an investigation conducted by the state house Ethics Committee
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Matthew ShirkFmr. District Attorney1/05/17Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office and later fired all three after his wife caught himAccording to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/03/16Incessantly made inappropriate and lewd comments about an "Apprentice" camerawoman's buttocks and body and often stopped production to look at the camera she was operating over a period of more than 2 yearsFirsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, Former "Apprentice" employees German Abarca, Rebecca Arndt & six former crew members, Corroborated by two crew members who said the victim told them how uncomfortable Trump's comments made herOpenly discussed which female "Apprentice" contestants he’d like to have sex with -- sometimes with the woman present -- while also goading male contestants into participate by asking them questions like "you’d f*ck her, wouldn’t you? I’d f*ck her"Firsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, 2004 Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank whose breasts were objectified by Trump, 2005 Apprentice winner Randal Pinkett, 2010 Apprentice contestant Gene Folkes & 22 former Apprentice contestants and crew members
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8/23/16Was sued by co-host Andrea Tantaros who alleged Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, former Senator Scott Brown and another male sexually harassed and made inappropriate comments to herAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative1/29/16Was accused of having an extramarital affair with a former state representative by the Lieutenant GovernorAccording to a statement by Republican Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey
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3/15/12Was sued for illegally firing without cause a staffer who had an extramarital affair with the MN Senate GOP Leader and later agreed to pay $30,000 to settle the wrongful termination lawsuit he brought against the State SenateAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the fired staffer
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10.1mEndorsed by Trump6/29/07Placed his dog inside a carrier strapped to the top of his family car and set off on a 12-hour trip during which the dog became ill with diarrhea that his children had to watch streak down the back windowAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Allegedly bragged about killing his neighbor's dog with a shovel to multiple colleagues in the months and years after the incidentAccording to an exclusive report by The Guardian
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