The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 1 - 100 of 1504 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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Bret AustinCounty Commissioner [R-IL]
6/20/25
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 sceneAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Shadrack McGillFmr. State Senator [R-AL]
6/20/25
Was charged with felony domestic abuse of his ex-wife and was ordered to restrain from contacting her in any wayAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Sandra BaxterSuper PAC Fundraiser
6/17/25
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 MichiganAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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6/16/25
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 damagesAccording to a verdict by a federal jury
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Michael TaitConservative Musician [R]
6/13/25
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 life6/13/25
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 protestations6/13/25
Drugged and sexually molested a young man inside his home who woke up while Tait was manually stimulating him6/13/25
Groped a young man's thigh and stroked his ear without consent shortly after finishing a meal with him6/13/25
Groped a young man's bare rearend under his clothing and also exposed himself to the same male earlier in the nightAccording to an exclusive report by The Guardian
6/13/25
Exposed and manually stimulated himself in front of a 13-year-old boy for upwards of an entire minute inside of a restaurant bathroomAccording to an exclusive report by The Guardian6/13/25
Sexually assaulted at least three underage boys and young men, inappropriately touched at least 4 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 musicAccording to an exclusive report by The Guardian
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Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
6/13/25
Provoked a brawl, snatched a security officer's gun and shot at a man outside a celebrity boxing event in MiamiAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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RJ MayFmr. State Representative
6/12/25
Shared felony media depicting underage children to a social messaging platform at least ten different times while also being a married father of young children who is a self-proclaimed "family values" ChristianAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Walter LundyAdvisor [R]
6/11/25
Drunkenly beat his son with a baseball bat around 2am and then snuck marijuana into jail following his arrestAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Katie AbbeyFmr. County Treasurer
6/10/25
Stole over $58,000 from taxpayers by falsifying cash slips and checks drawn from county bank accounts she managed to make it appear that lower amounts of taxes and other revenue were receivedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Austin SmithState Representative
6/10/25
Forged "rows" of voter names, addresses and signatures on petitions he filed to qualify for the 2024 Republican primary in Arizona while also championing himself as an "election integrity warrior" who routinely espoused voter fraud conspiracy theoriesAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Justin BarberaFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-NJ]
6/09/25
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Malcolm RoachCounty Elections Board Member
6/09/25
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 crimeAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Andrew DoFmr. County Commissioner
6/09/25
Raked in more than $700,000 for himself and his daughter in exchange for helping to steer more than $10 million in COVID relief funds to a nonprofit she worked at that was supposed to feed needy seniors who were food insecure but instead spent lavishly on private expenses including a $1 million homeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rick RennoCounty Treasurer [R-MO]
6/09/25
Sent nude pictures of himself to a 14-year-old boy on an app used by gay men in an attempt to entice the child to have sex with himAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Nick SmithSheriff [R-AL]
6/09/25
Illegally deputized six individuals who didn't have the proper certifications for employment and sent four of them to work as armed school resourced officers in charge of keeping children safe while hiring another as an armed jailerAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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James SnyderFmr. Mayor [R-IN]
6/09/25
Intentionally falsified documents to hide from the IRS the real financial status of his private businessesAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Mike BohacekState Senator [R-IN]
6/02/25
Got a DUI with a staggering 0.28 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 overAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
Philip MoranFmr. State Senator [R-MS]
5/30/25
Unsuccessfully tried to bribe an underage male victim of his son's sexual assault to keep him from having to face any legal consequences for his actionsAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Daniel DuffeyPolitical Strategist [R]
5/30/25
Sent his victim and their family a torrent of messages, falsely accused him of sexual assault and even created a fake account on a gay website in their name simply because he didn't respond to text messages fast enoughAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Richard BennettCity Council Member [R-NJ]
5/28/25
Sent multiple anonymous letters verbally attacking local board of education members in a threatening mannerAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
12.3mMAGA Enthusiast
5/28/25
Raped and trafficked at least three women in the United Kingdom over a yearslong period and was charged by UK authorities over ten years after his reported crimesAccording to charging documents filed by UK officials -
Nancy MarksFmr. George Santos Treasurer
5/28/25
Conspired with disgraced former Congressman George Santos to submit fraudulent campaign finance reports that falsely asserted he had loaned his campaign $500,000 because it made him look wealthier than he actually was and helped him get donor funding he very likely otherwise wouldn't have receivedAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
5/27/25
Pardoned convicted felon Paul Walczak and spared him from serving any of his 18-month prison sentence or having to pay a penny of his nearly $4.4 million fine mere days after his mother attended a $1 million per person fundraiser at Mar-a-LagoPardoned convicted fraudsters Todd and Julie Chrisley who illegally obtained over $30 million in improper loans and failed to pay any taxes on it mere months into their multi-year sentencesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Janssen WillhoitFmr. State Representative
5/26/25
Physically assaulted someone in his household and was arrested by the police after they determined he was at faultAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
5/26/25
Pardoned former MAGA sheriff Scott Jenkins who was convicted of accepting over $75k in bribes the day before he was set to begin serving his 10-year prison sentenceAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Jason KimbleState Judge [R-NC]
5/23/25
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 knewAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Will BraddockFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
5/21/25
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 justiceAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Cade CothrenGlen Casada Chief of Staff
5/16/25
Created a fictitious consulting company along with state reps. Glen Casada and Robin Smith where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also paid Casada and Smith a bribe in exchange for their help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendorAccording to charging documents filed in federal court
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Glen CasadaFmr. House Speaker [R-TN]
5/16/25
Created a fictitious consulting company along with state rep. Robin Smith and his chief of staff where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also accepted bribes from his chief of staff in exchange for his help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendorAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rebecca HillCounty Clerk [R-SC]
5/15/25
Gave access to sealed evidence during the infamous Murdaugh murder trial, lied about doing so under oath and used her position to promote a book about it which almost led to a mistrial.According to charging documents filed by local officials
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David CokerFmr. Legislative Aide
5/15/25
Embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money meant for a development he never intended to build and used the money to purchase four vehicles, gold, silver and platinum bars, and to pay off personal debtsAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Amy TarkanianFmr. Nevada GOP Chair
5/14/25
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 limitAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative
5/08/25
Crashed his car after which arriving officers observed signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech, dilated pupils, unsteadiness on his feet, 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 himAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Arlene SwineyTax Collector [R-TX]
5/06/25
Illegally put pressure on a government official to reassess their decision on a property appraisal she had an interest inAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jovanté TeagueFlorida GOP Co Chairs
5/01/25
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 two5/01/25
According to an exclusive report by the Miami Herald
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James BurlandLobbyist [R]
4/30/25
Possessed 565 felony images of prepubescent children as young as twelve-years-old on his electronic devicesAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Kenneth NailFmr. St. Lucie GOP Chair
4/28/25
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 insideAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
David WhitmireCounty Commissioner [R-TX]
4/25/25
Sexually assaulted a woman who also refused to have sex with him in exchange for money and political help in a child custody disputeAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
4/25/25
Pardoned convicted felon and former Nevada lawmaker Michele Fiore who was found guilty of stealing over $70k from a police charity meant for an officer killed in the line of duty before she ever had to face any type of judgement for her crimesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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John JessupCounty Commissioner [R-IN]
4/25/25
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 herAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative
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697kMAGA Enthusiast
4/25/25
Bought luxury clothing, erotic adult content online, luxury skin care products, meals and paid off personal debts with more than $50,000 in campaign contributions he told donors would be used to support his bid for CongressAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Michael CoxFmr. Sheriff [R-TX]
4/24/25
Solicited a prostitute in a sting operation where he negotiated a price for sex over the Internet but was arrested by undercover police officers when he arrived at the hotel room they sent him toAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
4/20/25
Shared classified details of military strikes against Yemen to a group chat he created that included his wife, brother and personal lawyerAccording to an exclusive report by the New York Times
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Kevin HensleyState Representative
4/16/25
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 limitAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
Was pulled over for suspected DUI and later convicted of an "alcohol-related reckless driving" offenseAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Nate PaulConservative Businessman
4/16/25
Fraudulently inflated his assets by tens of millions of dollars and grossly underreported his liabilities by millions more to financial institutions on multiple loan applications which led to him being approved for loans totaling $172 million that otherwise wouldn't have been approved and then lied to authorities when they confronted himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Eva RoyerHood County GOP Chair
4/10/25
Fraudulently listed a vacation rental she didn't live at as her official address on campaign filingsAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Aaron ClemonsFmr. City Council Member Candidate
4/09/25
Robbed a gas station at knifepoint & threatened to kill the employee if they didn't comply with his demandsAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Kimberly MaynardFmr. County Commissioner Candidate
4/07/25
Illegally ran for county commissioner in a district she didn't live in by fraudulently asserting that she lived thereAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Jan KingFmr. County Commissioner Candidate
4/07/25
Illegally ran for county commissioner in a district she didn't live in by fraudulently asserting that she lived thereAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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William KendallState Judge [R-UT]
4/02/25
Groped an inebriated woman who had just consumed highly potent (and illegal) THC that he gave her following a night out drinkingAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Dan HalloranFmr. City Council Member
4/02/25
Had roughly 1,000 videos depicting explicit sex acts involving prepubescent and underage girls saved on his phone and tablet which he quickly admitted to ownership of after US Customs officials flagged him for a secondary inspection when his flight arrived in the USAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
3/31/25
Quietly commuted the sentence of convicted felon Jason Galanis who still had over 10 years left in his prison sentence for his role in a massive fraud against Native American tribes as an apparent reward for his politicized testimony against Hunter Biden to House RepublicansAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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12.3mMAGA Enthusiast
3/29/25
Allegedly choked and beat his then-girlfriend during sex leaving her with deep bruising and a concussion which she documented in a police report filed days after the purported incidentAccording to a police report and civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Sheff GConservative Musician [R]
3/27/25
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 committedAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Jacob DobbsFmr. City Council Member Candidate
3/26/25
Filed a false police report that accused his girlfriend of stealing his car when she had legal possession of it the entire timeAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/26/25
Traveled to the Czech Republic for the purpose of paying to have sex with minors under the age of 18 multiple times over a five-year periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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3/24/25
Shared highly classified operational details about a pending military strike against Yemen to a group chat with other top Administration officials on an unsecured appAccording to an exclusive report by The Atlantic
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John RatcliffeCIA Director
3/24/25
Included the name of an undercover CIA agent in a group chat on an unsecured publicly available app which potentially could have exposed her identity to our adversaries if they were spying on the conversationAccording to an exclusive report by The Atlantic
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3/24/25
Inexplicably included a prominent journalist to a group chat that included the Vice President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State and other high-ranking Trump Adm. officials on a publicly available app that discussed highly classified war plans against a foreign adversaryAccording to an exclusive report by The Atlantic
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Jesse LawClark County GOP Chair
3/21/25
Installed GPS tracking devices on his ex-fiancée's cell phone and on the undercarriage of her car to monitor her movementsAccording to charging documents by local officials
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Scott JenkinsSheriff [R-VA]
3/21/25
Accepted cash bribes totaling $72,500 to circumvent concealed carry gun laws by giving people official deputy credentials that allowed them to carry a concealed weapon in any state without a permitAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ricci WynneMAGA Influencer
3/20/25
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Justin EichornFmr. State Senator [R-MN]
3/20/25
Solicited 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 childrenAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Solomon PeñaFmr. State Legislator Nominee
3/20/25
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 HouseAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Jarrin JacksonFmr. State Sen. Candidate
3/14/25
Was found liable for $4M in damages for falsely portraying a Republican political consultant who was affiliated with his primary opponent's campaign as a felon who tried to steal an electionAccording to a ruling issued by the presiding judge
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Eddie LauFmr. Campaign Manager [R]
3/13/25
Spread fake political endorsements with the intent to harm another politician's prospects in a local election over a series of online posts and advertisementsAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Marion ThornberryCounty Commissioner [R-IL]
3/13/25
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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John RaymondPastor [R]
3/13/25
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 foundedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
3/12/25
Quietly pardoned disgraced former state Sen. and MAGA diehard Brian Kelsey mere days into his 21-month sentence for campaign finance fraudAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Kevin ChristensenFmr. State Judge [R-UT]
3/11/25
Exchanged felony media with numerous underage girls as young as 13 years old and engaged in highly sexualized chats with a number of underage girls that depicted explicit sex acts involving childrenAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Patrick GehoDir. of Public Relations
3/11/25
Solicited a prostitute online and was arrested by police conducting sting operations combating human traffickingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ike SkeltonCounty Commissioner [R-MS]
3/07/25
Stole a traffic camera even after he was specifically warned that he'd face criminal charges if he removed itAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Hayden HaynesMike Johnson Chief of Staff
3/05/25
Drunkenly backed into a U.S. Capitol vehicle around midnight shortly after Trump spoke to a joint session of CongressAccording to a report filed by US Capitol police
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Zachary RadcliffWorship Dir. at MAGA Church
3/05/25
Raped and sexually assaulted numerous children including at least one prepubescent child over a decadelong period and documented many of his heinous and depraved acts in 100+ videos and images that he recordedAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Bob CampbellCounty Commissioner [R-MI]
3/04/25
Was pulled over for suspected DUI and arrested after he failed a sobriety test and admitted to the arresting officer that he shouldn't have been drivingAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/04/25
Had a romantic relationship with at least two top military officials who frequently lobbied on behalf of the military to the Senate Armed Services Committee of which she was a memberAccording to an exclusive report by Pro Publica
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Ed MartinActing U.S. Attorney
2/24/25
Overruled D.C. police who wanted to charge MAGA Rep. Cory Mills [R-FL] with physically assaulting his 27-year-old paramour and refused to sign an arrest warrant they asked to execute against the CongressmanAccording to an exclusive report by NBC4 Washington
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
2/24/25
Nominated conspiracy theorist and far-right podcaster Dan Bongino to be second in command at the FBI despite his scant qualifications for the powerful job other than being a Trump sycophant since the early days of his political careerAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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2/21/25
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 childrenAccording to an incident report released by the Washington DC police department
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Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair
2/21/25
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jason EllsworthState Senator [R-MT]
2/20/25
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 and was penalized by his peers with a lifetime ban from the state senate floorAccording to an exclusive report by Montana Public Radio
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Gary ClarkFmr. Mayor [R-WA]
2/20/25
Sexually assaulted a girl between 4 and 8 years old multiple times over a multiyear period when her family visited his homeAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
2/19/25
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 convictionAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Patricia LambFmr. Election Official
2/18/25
Stole $15,940 from taxpayers by charging thousands in personal expenses on her government credit card and falsifying records to get paid for work she didn't doAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Ryan JenksFmr. State Rep. Nominee
2/16/25
Sexually abused a child under the age of 16 who was receiving care at the mental health clinic he ownedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Scott McMahanCounty Commissioner [R-MI]
2/15/25
Lied about living in the district he was later elected to represent on candidacy forms that he swore under oath under were accurateAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Scott FinkbeinerFmr. Sheriff [R-AR]
2/14/25
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 himAccording to charging documents filed by state and federal officials
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2/14/25
Shared classified national security information about a confidential government agency that designs, builds and maintains America's intelligence satellites on a public website for all to seeAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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463kMAGA Enthusiast
2/13/25
Allegedly groped another man's genitals while he gazed into his eyes after he was asked to leave a local bar because he was making people uncomfortable while also being marriedAccording to seven eyewitnesses who witnessed Schlapp grope the victim
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Randall HallState Representative
2/13/25
Forged signatures on at least ten campaign finance forms he submitted so he would qualify for taxpayer money to pay for his campaignAccording to charging documents filed by state officials