The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

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 illegally publicize nude photos and sex videos of his ex-girlfriend Lindsey Langston, physically assault anyone she dated & incessantly harassed her for months 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

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for DUI

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

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

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

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

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

Promised a handcuffed and shackled female inmate that he would use his friendship with the judge and assistant district attorney overseeing her case to go lenient on her as long as she agreed to be his “sex slave” and give him $2,500

Groped and forcibly kissed a handcuffed and shackled female inmate inside a private room where inmates meet with their lawyers

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

Drugged and sexually molested a 16-year-old boy on at least one occasion and coerced him into consuming cocaine and alcohol numerous other times which the victim said "destroyed" his entire life

Repeatedly groped a young man's penis and tried to kiss him against his will inside a hot tub after peer pressuring him into consuming cocaine and alcohol despite his protestations

Drugged and sexually molested a young man inside his home who woke up while Tait was manually stimulating him

Groped a young man's thigh and stroked his ear without consent shortly after finishing a meal with him

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

Exposed and manually stimulated himself in front of a 13-year-old boy for upwards of an entire minute inside of a restaurant bathroom

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 music

Provoked a brawl, snatched a security officer's gun and shot at a man outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami

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" Christian

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

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 received

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 theories

Solicited sex from and exchanged nude photos with underage boys and young men as young as 14 via the gay app Grindr over a 10-year period

Failed to pay child support to the point that he was criminally charged for his negligence

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 crime

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 home

Solicited sex from a 14-year-old boy and sent them a nude photo of himself via the gay app Grindr

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 jailer

Intentionally falsified documents to hide from the IRS the real financial status of his private businesses

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 over

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 actions

Threatened a defendant that "dead men can't testify" and pressured him to accept a plea deal that he didn't want to agree to during a phone call with him two days before his court date

Coerced the chief clerk for his office into signing a false affidavit in an attempt to skirt accountability in a civil lawsuit he was involved with

Sent multiple anonymous letters verbally attacking local board of education members in a threatening manner

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 crimes

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 received

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-Lago

Pardoned 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 sentences

Physically assaulted someone in his household and was arrested by the police after they determined he was at fault

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 sentence

Hit another vehicle while driving drunk with a BAC nearly three times the legal limit with his young daughter in the car during the middle of a workday and then tried to get out of trouble by telling the arresting officer that he was a judge and named police officers he personally knew

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 justice

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 vendor

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 vendor

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.

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 debts

Passed out in her car while idling in the middle of the road and then crashed into a parked vehicle after an officer woke her up and was taken to the hospital for observation because her BAC was over three times the legal limit

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 him

Illegally put pressure on a government official to reassess their decision on a property appraisal she had an interest in

Illegally contacted a witness he was ordered to refrain from speaking with and was ordered to be held behind bars until he's sentenced for a separate crime he pled guilty to

Allegedly solicited sexual favors from a female inmate at the jail he worked at