The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

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

Grabbed the back of his children’s ministry director’s head and tried to forcibly kiss her after giving her unsolicited cash from church funds while also being a married father who preaches traditional family values from the pulpit

Pardoned tech CEO Changpeng Zhao who pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering, drug trafficking and CSAM on his platform while secretly backing the Trump family’s crypto empire after a PR blitz by his company

Tailgated a driver into a gym lot, “bear-hugged” them, seized their phone to delete a video of his behavior and then fled after being warned police were being called

Illegally possessed a concealed handgun without a license which was found in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop

Pardoned a man who was convicted of being among the first people to break through police barricades and illegally entering the US Capitol on 1/6 who months later was charged with a felony for threatening to assassinate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

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

Physically attacked his wife while driving on a highway with their child in the vehicle, stole her phone, and fled with their child after leaving her on the side of the road

Communicated disgraced former US Rep. George's prison sentence mere months into his 7-year prison sentence for fraud

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

Facilitated the cancellation of a lower-ranking female colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to sleep in his room at an Orlando Ritz-Carlton hotel, prompting her to file a sexual harassment complaint against him which she later dropped out of fear higher ups in the Trump Administration would retaliate against her

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

Stole a traffic camera even after he was specifically warned that he'd face criminal charges if he removed it

Admitted to subjecting a young boy to years of forced sexual encounters including oral sex beginning when he was only 9 years old and lasting until just before his victim turned 16 while also being married with young children

Solicited CSAM from someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy and sent explicit photos of himself to an undercover officer posing as the minor while also being married with two young children

Submitted a false certification that his application and nomination petitions met the legal requirements for him to run for election in 2024

Stole $120k from a family friend with dementia, pocketed $275k from a jail commissary fund and dodged paying taxes on $214k of his ill-gotten income

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

Secretly settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for falsely claiming their machines rigged the 2020 election and spreading other conspiracy theories that severely damaged the company’s reputation

Brazenly directed AG Pam Bondi to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on unspecified charges despite any evidence that she committed any crime whatsoever

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

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

Directed her government staff to work on her campaign and personal events while on the clock

Used a state vehicle for personal and political errands in violation of state law

Had a yearlong extramarital affair with a married Christian influencer he met at the 2024 Kentucky Derby that included multiple secret rendezvous across the country and overseas

Accepted tens of thousands of dollars in illegal donations including $27k from an ineligible GOP candidate during the 2022 election and was forced to pay over $36k to settle a campaign finance claim filed against them

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

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

Was charged with felony exploitation of a child under 15-years-old following an investigation by local authorities

Embezzled money while living in Mississippi and was arrested by police at his residence in Florida

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

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

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

Flagrantly weaponized the Department of Justice by manufacturing a mortgage-fraud scandal against Fed Governor Lisa Cook in an attempt to remove her from the Federal Reserve and replace her with one of his lackeys

Solicited sex with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police officer and also sent her inappropriate images of himself at least twice while also being self-proclaimed "family values" conservative who once authored a weekly nationally syndicated column that discussed the topic

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

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

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

Settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $67 million for spreading false 2020 election conspiracy theories about their voting machines which caused significant defamatory damage to their company brand

Fired his gun at the home of one of his perceived political enemies and hired four gunmen to conduct drive-by shootings at the homes of three others -- thankfully none of which resulted in anyone being injured -- after losing an election for a seat in the New Mexico House

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lied about his income on an application for state government benefits so he could get taxpayers to pay for things he could've paid for himself

Intentionally damaged someone's property and was charged with felony criminal mischief by local police

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

Watched a pornographic video featuring multiple naked women while a parent was advocating on behalf of their child during an executive state Board of Education session inside of his office

Mused about ejaculating in cookies made for girls in the neighborhood with his exotic dancer paramour

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

Paid an exotic dancer for "meetups" during their 17-year extramarital affair and hypocritically funded multiple abortions she underwent throughout their affair while also authoring one of the most extreme anti-abortion laws in the country that made it a state crime for women in Texas to seek or obtain the procedure

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

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

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

Sent multiple nude photos of himself to a 12-year-old girl he preyed on via Snapchat over a monthslong period while also being married

Exposed himself to an undercover police officer in a local park filled with families & alluded that he wanted to have sex

Reportedly threatened to physically attack a conservative radio host and accosted the wife of a local county GOP chair without provocation during a drunken rage at a party hosted by Republican state senator Matt Leber

Was charged with forcible rape and ordered to avoid any contact with his victim

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

Illegally claimed a $6k federal tax deduction by falsely claiming he was a combat veteran who served in the Navy SEALs

Severely damaged his truck after he crashed into a telephone pole and then fled the scene instead of calling the authorities

Stole $2 million from his business partner over a two-and-a-half-year period by improperly diverting company assets to a secret corporation he and his wife created

Sexually harassed a female government employee and retaliated against her when she filed an official complaint and then used taxpayer dollars to settle a lawsuit she filed against him and the town

Made sexualized advances towards a 16-year-old girl who worked in his office

Bilked his 300 clients out of over $140 million by operating a Ponzi scheme that funneled nearly $20 million to his personal accounts which he spent on jewelry, rare coins and luxury vacations while grossly mismanaging his firm's books at the same time, yet the DOJ only brought a CIVIL lawsuit against him

Was charged with "sexual imposition" following an incident on April 25th, 2025 that a special prosecutor determined warranted his arrest

Decreased his home’s assessed value in an apparent attempt to illegally lower his taxes by taking advantage of his position as town assessor

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

Bluntly told a married colleague's husband that he is "gonna f*ck your wife" right in front of her while also being married and proceeded to act like nothing happened at all when they ran into each other at work the very next day

Embraced a married colleague's husband and told him that he planned on "f*cking your wife" right in front of her which she made abundantly clear wouldn't happen while also being married

Approached a woman he barely knew at a party and told her that he'd put his "d*ck in [her] mouth" before doubling down and asking her if she'd prefer to put his "d*ck in [her] vagina" instead while also being married

Pardoned a man who was convicted of assaulting a capitol police officer on 1/6 who went on to get sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to assassinate FBI agents and other law enforcement officials and attack their buildings with car bombs and other explosive devices

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

Stole $80k from local taxpayers by keeping money that was supposed to pay for the community's utility bills

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

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

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

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

Drove into a Taco Bell parking lot around midnight with his running board dragging on the ground behind him, ran over a group of rocks and a culvert, hit the bumper of a vehicle and then fled the scene

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

Shot an unarmed tenant five times as he tried to flee from her resulting in his death and then lied to police and claimed self-defense which State's Attorney Michelle Manning refuted because video surveillance clearly showed her victim was aggressive towards her in "no way, shape, or form"

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

Lied to state officials about her role in helping improperly funnel money from a Super PAC she was associated with that secretly funded a right-wing ballot initiative in Michigan

Defamed a top employee at Dominion Voting Systems following the 2020 election by baselessly accusing him of being a traitor and was ordered to pay him $2.3 million in damages

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