The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
Displaying 1 - 100 of 1952 Scandals
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Shellie FlockhartCity Council Member [R-IA]
10/24/26Stopped her car in the grass parked on the side of a highway with her two young children in it, had extremely slurred speech when police arrived, couldn't understand the questions they asked and was found to have a BAC over 3X the legal limit and years later hypocritically starred in an ad that lectured parents about who is "dangerous to kids"
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Scott PreslerActivist [R]
10/23/26Blatantly violated election laws by letting at least three out-of-state residents use his Pennsylvania home to register to vote while also being an outspoken "election integrity" influencer who routinely and baselessly accused Democrats of committing voter fraud
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10/21/26Reportedly ordered an unauthorized slowdown of U.S. defense satellites to disrupt Ukrainian defense operations in blatant violation of federal law
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ICE Agents
10/21/26Waged a multistate door-to-door campaign that intimidated everyday law-abiding Americans into proving their citizenship status and threatening them with criminal prosecution if they don't comply
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President




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10/21/26Pardoned billionaire banker Julio Herrera Velutini who faced felony bribery charges days after he hired Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba with a $50m contract to become general counsel of a company that was hastily incorporated and had no public profile
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Walter Harris IIIFmr. County Commissioner Candidate
10/19/26
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Shawn OliverLt. Governor Nominee
10/19/26Flipped his SUV into five parked cars, reeked of alcohol when police arrived, vomited at the hospital and then refused sobriety testing after being handcuffed to his hospital bed
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10/15/26Was sued by two young women who accused him of showering them with money, drugs and travel in exchange for sexual favors
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Brett EasterbrookState Representative
10/15/26Solicited sex with who he thought was an underage girl but was an undercover police officer by offering her $500 while also being married and having spent his political career espousing traditional "family values"
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Katie ZachariaTrump Press Secretary
10/14/26Falsely presented herself as a lawyer when in fact she had not passed the bar exam and when confronted about it claimed she became a lawyer in China, which is not possible
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Alan BrittonState Judge [R-TX]
10/14/26Hit a lawyer in the head while she was speaking with other lawyers in his courtroom, tried to prevent the victim of family-violence from cooperating with prosecution by pushing them to sign an affidavit of non-prosecution, conspired to help a suspect avoid arrest by refusing to sign their warrant as required by law & violated state law by practicing as an attorney while serving as a judge at the same time
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Chad HardyLouisiana GOP Board Member
10/13/26
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10/08/26Unsuccessfully solicited $100k from donor Eric Deters to cover her Amex debt in exchange for inside access to top Trump officials and to be his “Trump ride or die"
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Mark LapkaState Senator [R-SD]
10/08/26
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Ron AltingState Senator [R-IN]
10/07/26Stole from a local WalMart on two separate occasions with the help of an unknown accomplice who accompanied him both times
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Dave EdmundsFmr. Sheriff [R-UT]
10/07/26
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Jared RigbySheriff [R-UT]
10/07/26Interfered with the prosecution of a woman convicted of poisoning her husband and then lied to investigators in an attempt to skirt any consequences
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Victor MarxGov. Nominee [R-CO]
10/07/26Illegally accepted $78k in campaign contributions from 197 donations that were above the legal limit
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10/06/26Made and distributed CSAM and also possessed extreme pornography depicting a woman having sex with a live horse and an eel
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Matthew DantzerMayor [R-TX]
10/06/26Grabbed his pregnant subordinate by the throat and pinned her against the wall outside of a hotel after he attempted to pull her pants down
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Sara PolstonDonor [R-OK]
10/02/26
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David RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
10/02/26Failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of taxable income to the government and siphoned even more to himself through a PAC that he earned from working as an unregistered foreign agent and lobbyist for the Venezuelan government
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Brandon BeckhamFmr. State Sen. Candidate
10/01/26Forcibly pinned his date to the ground and tried to rip her clothing off while ignoring her demand that he let her go and then admitted that he had "gone too far" with her in a subsequent phone call
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David FloresState Rep. Nominee [R-TX]
9/30/26Drove under the influence of alcohol, failed field sobriety tests and then lashed out his arresting officer by calling him a a “f*ckin pig, sh*tass n*gga" before trying to get out of trouble by informing the officer that TX governor Greg Abbott endorsed his run for the state house
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Austin McCollumState Representative
9/29/26Harassed his estranged wife and violated a restraining order she had against him mere weeks after being charged with felony assault for viciously beating her
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Trevor LeeFmr. State Representative
9/28/26Took $93k from a local water company CEO to secure a $1M home loan by offering legislative favors to help the firm win federal contracts
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Thomas RossState Rep. Nominee [R-MO]
9/25/26Illegally obtained cocaine and Adderall and conspired with his campaign manager to frame his rival by planting a glove containing the drugs on them
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Danny WilliamsState Representative
9/24/26Left a cup of his urine on a female assistant’s desk which was just one instance in a recurring pattern of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct against his legislative staff
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Chad BiancoSheriff [R-CA]
9/24/26Illegally seized 650k ballots from a 2025 special election by falsely and maliciously accusing Democrats of committing voter fraud
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Justin EichornFmr. State Senator [R-MN]
9/23/26Solicited 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
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Susan CollinsU.S. Senator [R-ME]
9/22/26Allegedly steered $32M in Navy contracts to a defense contractor after he secretly funneled $150k through a shell company to a super PAC supporting her 2020 reelection bid
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Denny HoskinsSecretary of State [R-MO]
9/16/26Allegedly manipulated local election results, lied to a federal judge about a voting case & illegally used state funds to influence a local county election
According to an official complaint filed by former Missouri director of election integrity Nick La Strada -
Bryan DavisCounty Commissioner [R-OH]
9/16/26Steered $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
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Mike LawlerU.S. Representative [R-NY]
9/15/26Weaved in and out of his lane barreling 20mph over the speed limit after an alcohol-fueled St. Patrick's Day party and then hid it from voters when he ran for Congress
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jared HillierMayor [R-ID]
9/15/26Grabbed a sheriff's deputy by the arm and then shoved him while brandishing a kayak oar after he interfered with emergency medical responders treating his injured wife
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Joseph LaBarberaSussex County GOP Chair
9/13/26Pointed a loaded handgun at a man and his 18-month-old daughter after tailgating them down a road and angrily approaching their car after they pulled over in an attempt to let him pass mere days after publicly lecturing voters about the dangers of left-wing political violence
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Michael RitchasonPastor [R]
9/12/26
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Jack ThimeschCounty Commissioner [R-KS]
9/10/26
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Matt TardioSocial Media Influencer
9/10/26Grabbed a female fan and dragged her down an alley in an attempted sexual assault after she refused his advances which was all caught on ICE cameras before he hilariously tried to blame Antifa for giving him a bad joint
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9/08/26Extorted Department of Homeland Security contractors for consulting cash and peddled government access to Qatar and the UAE while acting as shadow secretary under Kristi Noem
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9/04/26Defied a judge's order mandating him to provide information in a child support case and then evaded arrest for months before deputies caught him working as an extra on a Christian movie set
According to charging documents filed by local officials -






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9/04/26Operated an international human trafficking & sex abuse ring in Romania that lured unsuspecting women into performing in adult videos without their consent under threat of violence if they attempted to flee
According to charging documents filed by Romanian authorities -
Kenneth NailFmr. St. Lucie GOP Chair
9/02/26
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Scott HodshireSheriff [R-MI]
9/01/26Illegally disclosed confidential information about an active investigation to the suspect of the investigation
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Gabriel PerezTrump Teleprompter Operator
8/31/26Flouted insider trading laws to win over $100k by placing prediction market bets based on advance drafts of over a dozen of Trump's speeches.
According to an exclusive report by ABC News -
Elliott EngenState Representative
8/29/26Was 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
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8/27/26Corruptly funneled $10M in taxpayer funds meant for poor kids through his wife's charity and a PAC run by his chief of staff to purchase anti-weed ads.
According to an exclusive report by The New York Times -
Christopher BuckleyState Judge [R-IN]
8/25/26Drove erratically, stumbled during a field sobriety test before trying to walk away from the police, refused to take a BAC test and then tried to get out of trouble by handing an officer his card and telling him that he's a judge
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Christopher BrunsCounty Commissioner [R-NE]
8/24/26Drunkenly passed out behind the wheel of his running vehicle in a restaurant parking lot and when in custody threatened to fire a jail guard and cursed at a deputy's daughter
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jake LangU.S. Senate Candidate
8/22/26Rode in a convoy that drove onto a sidewalk toward a Minneapolis City Hall crowd while he stood in the bed of a pickup waving a racist sign
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Norman SandersonState Senator [R-NC]
8/20/26Was 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
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Benjamin LepakSecretary of State [R-OK]
8/19/26Drunkenly drove to a McDonald's around 10:45pm and then wandered around outside of the drive thru window until police showed up and confronted him, but miraculously avoided getting charged with DUI
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Mike CarusoFmr. State Representative
8/18/26Routinely sexually assaulted his 11-year-old grandson over a yearlong period including on holidays and group family vacations while also being a married "family values" politician who also voted in favor of giving the death penalty for the exact crimes he was charged with
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Steven SumnerFmr. County Commissioner
8/17/26Performed sexual acts on a girl younger than 16 years old and tried to get her to do the same to him after providing her alcoholic drinks
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Tracy WheelerState Sen. Nominee [R-GA]
8/10/26Pointed a handgun at her restaurant co-owner and an employee during a parking lot confrontation over a broken air conditioner
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Ashley PowellCounty Clerk [R-AL]
8/07/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
John SorovetzTownship Trustee
8/06/26Sexually abused multiple minors over a yearslong period after he used his position as a Boy Scout leader and caretaker to groom them
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Marilyn HarpTownship Treasurer
8/06/26Stole an astounding $750k from local taxpayers to fund her lavish lifestyle including the construction of her vacation home over an 11-year period and then destroyed evidence once investigators began to question her
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Terry SteinwandFmr. Director [R]
8/06/26Was charged with felony exploitation of a child under 15-years-old following an investigation by local authorities
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Arlene SwineyTax Collector [R-TX]
8/06/26Illegally put pressure on a government official to reassess their decision on a property appraisal she had an interest in
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Shaun AdamsMayor [R-NC]
8/03/26Ran an illicit methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operation from his home, which was discovered following a routine traffic stop where authorities found him carrying an illegal concealed firearm and cocaine
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Austin McCollumState Representative
8/01/26Punched his wife in the face, threw her onto the ground and forcefully slammed her head against the floor multiple times during an unhinged fit of rage
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative


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7/31/26Rigged prediction markets by betting against his own heavily hyped SOTU attendance and then didn't show up to the speech in a blatant attempt to cash in on his own bet
According to bets flagged by prediction site Kalshi that they forwarded to federal officials -
Tammy RobinkoffRiverhead GOP Chair
7/29/26Drunkenly slammed into five parked cars, a telephone pole & a neighbor's garage door before her vehicle finally broke down
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Nick AdamsFLAG CEO
7/28/26Ran a charity scheme where he and his mom illegally took over 50% of its $1.1M revenue for themselves, lied on IRS filings about employing family, misrepresented personal book sales as educational donations, and operated an illicit $1 million sweepstakes
According to an exclusive report by Pro Publica -
Michael DickinsonFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
7/27/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
John WardSheriff [R-OR]
7/27/26Pent over $125k in donated public funds on an RV, jet ski & over $50k worth of personal gifts from a local metal shop
According to an official complaint filed by the county government -
Jay LucasFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-NH]
7/27/26Operated 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
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Bill AllemandState Representative
7/24/26
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According to charging documents filed by local officials -
John SuplizioFmr. City Manager
7/23/26Funneled over $1.5 million in taxpayer funds and from a charity he managed to his personal accounts which he then used to make multiple "large cash withdrawals," pay his personal credit card bills, make political donations and gamble
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Elliott PrittState Representative
7/22/26Engaged in sexual activity with an 8th-grade girl in his classroom as many as ten times after having used social media to groom her into sending him CSAM over a monthslong period while also being married with four young children
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Neil DeSantiState Rep. Candidate
7/21/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials
7/21/26Illegally voted in 16 elections since 2012 as an ineligible convicted felon who also publicly admitted to owning firearms in violation of state and federal law barring felons from possessing guns
According to charging documents filed by state officials
7/21/26Drove under the influence of alcohol while on a suspended driver's license and was convicted of a felony
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Gary BrownState Representative
7/20/26Broke into his ex-girlfriend's house, cut her furnace gas line, left a lit cigarette on a book of matches and later threatened to harm her close friend
According to an exclusive report by Wyofile -






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7/20/26Raped, sex trafficked, physically assaulted and possessed CSAM of at least seven women and underage girls in the United Kingdom over a yearslong period
According to charging documents filed by UK officials -
James BialotaFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
7/18/26Beat on a locked glass door with a cane and shouted questions at then-Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden while he shopped at a local store
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
John HatfieldSchool Board Member [R-CT]
7/17/26Drunkenly accosted underage girls and told them he wanted to have sex with them while he meandered around the store they worked at in a minor league baseball park and then refused to leave the park when police instructed him to
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Travis HillJustice of the Peace
7/17/26
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Bill AllemandState Representative
7/17/26Barely avoided drunkenly crashing into another vehicle with an open beer can in his console and a loaded firearm in the passenger seat
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
7/15/26Sexually harassed and defamed a male legislative aide and a male legislative intern after making unwanted sexual advances towards them which were rebuffed
According to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victims -
Victor MarxGov. Nominee [R-CO]
7/14/26Once admitted to threatening to kill a psychologist and has been arrested for disorderly conduct on two occasions
According to an exclusive report by The New York Times -
7/14/26Illegally paid $1M to three Wisconsin residents who promised to vote for the state supreme court candidate he backed in the 2025 election
According to a criminal complaint filed by the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission that was forwarded to two district attorneys for possible criminal prosecution -
Joe LombardoGovernor [R-NV]
7/14/26Name-dropped himself to a police officer who pulled him over for illegally turning right on red and weaseled his way out of a ticket
According to an exclusive report by the Associated Press -
Jason EllsworthFmr. State Senator [R-MT]
7/14/26Illegally 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
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Andrew HavasFranklin County GOP Co Chairs
7/10/26
According to an exclusive report by NBC News -
Chuck WrightFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
7/10/26Stole nearly $113k from a sheriff’s office benevolence fund meant to help grieving police families, paid off his drug dealer using a blank check from the same fund, pocketed nearly 150 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills that citizens surrendered to a drug take-back disposal program, orchestrated a massive ghost-employee scheme that funneled $350k in taxpayer-funded salary and benefits to his cousin for a full-time law enforcement job he never actually performed & charged taxpayers an additional $53k in personal expenses that he racked up on a county-issued credit card for high-end steakhouses, hotels, and streaming services
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Justin CoferCounty Commissioner Nominee
7/08/26Was caught possessing a controlled substance while working at a county correctional facility and was charged with a felony
According to an exclusive report by Knoxville News Sentinel -
Brent MetzFmr. City Council Member
7/08/26
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Briana JordanPolitical Consultant
7/08/26Conspired with four others to create a fraudulent Republican primary voter guide which was sent to tens of thousands of voters in an attempt to trick them with fake candidate endorsements and then attempted to destroy evidence of her crimes in order to avoid accountability
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Jake KnoblochJeff Davis GOP Chair
7/07/26
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