The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
Displaying 1101 - 1200 of 1709 Scandals
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Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
2/18/20Coerced a subordinate into having a sexual relationship with him by threatening to manipulate her salary or fire her outright if she didn't agree
2/18/20Gave alcohol to a subordinate who wasn't old enough to drink and also gave illegal narcotics to another subordinate who didn't have a prescription during a law enforcement conference they attended
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2/18/20Pardoned a Republican House candidate and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was a major Trump backer and previously served two years in prison for her role in an organized auto theft ring back in 2004
2/18/20Pardoned former New York police commissioner and vocal Trump supporter Bernard Kerik who illegally received over $250,000 from a company with suspected connections to organized crime four years after his prison sentence concluded after lobbying from his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani
2/18/20Rewarded business executive Paul Pogue who served three years' probation for failing to pay over $400k in taxes with a pardon months after his son and daughter-in-law donated $238,541 to Trump's reelection campaign
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Kate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
2/15/20
According to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times -



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2/13/20Violated campaign finance law by coordinating with a Super PAC that ran political attack ads against his opponents without reporting the ads as a gift as required by state and federal law and was fined $178,000 by The Missouri Ethics Commission
According to the results of a state ethics investigation which found he violated the law -
Joseph MeltonFmr. Mayor Candidate
2/03/20Possessed an unlicensed illegal gun silencer at the gun store he owned which was found along with 17 additional violations by federal inspectors when they conducted a routine compliance check
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
George GilmoreOcean County GOP Chair
1/22/20Cashed out over $570,000 from a $1.5 million mortgage loan he was able to refinance by lying to his bank about outstanding tax liabilities and illegally diverted his employees' payroll taxes to his personal accounts in order to maintain a lavish lifestyle and pay down his own tax obligations
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Ed MurrayFmr. Sec. of State [R-WY]
1/20/20Crashed his vehicle near his home and smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and poor balance when police arrived who proceeded to arrest him after he refused to take a sobriety test
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Kelley RogersConservative Businesss Person
1/17/20Illegally kept millions of dollars that donors gave to a Super PAC he ran under the assumption that the money would be used for political purposes but was instead used to enrich himself and those closest to him
1/17/20Used "straw donors" to make contributions to a US House candidate that exceeded the legal individual campaign contribution limits
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1/10/20Instigated a sexual relationship with a subordinate 14 years younger than him after intentionally deflating her tires so "she couldn't go anywhere" and therefore make it more likely she would accept a ride home from him while being married with two young children
According to an acknowledgement on live TV in which he bragged about his actions -
Michael OgleFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
12/25/19Drunkenly choked his ex-wife and then disobeyed repeated commands to surrender peacefully after barricading himself inside a residence resulting in police eventually being forced to shoot his dog after it became aggressive
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Trump Campaign
12/24/19Was 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 child
According to a civil lawsuit filed by former staffer A.J. Delgado -
John CesaroCounty Commissioner [R-NJ]
12/19/19Illegally accepted two checks for $2,600 each -- the exact amount someone can legally donate to a political candidate -- from a straw donor who also happened to be cooperating with the authorities
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12/14/19Rewarded convicted murderer Patrick Baker -- who had only served two years of his 19-year sentence -- with a pardon after his family donated $29,500 to his reelection campaign
According to reporting by mainstream media outletsPardoned a man who murdered his 6-week-old baby so brutally that "the seams between the bones in his skull were pushed half an inch apart" after he had only served 18-years of his life sentence
According to news reports from credible media outletsPardoned a man convicted of sodomizing an unconscious 15-year-old boy with a sex toy less than 4 years into his 15-year sentence
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Omar NavarroFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
12/10/19Lurked outside his ex-girlfriends home late at night and texted her "b*tch, I came to see you" from a blocked number in violation of a five-year restraining order she received against him earlier in the year and was apprehended by police when they responded to her 911 call
According to charging documents filed by local police -
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12/09/19Illegally entered the Trump Plaza hotel suite of a world-famous model who wouldn't return his phone calls intruding on her and her boyfriend while they were naked in bed, promptly left slamming the door and then angrily lashed out that he hates "sloppy seconds" when they confronted him about it soon afterwards in the lobby presumably out of jealousy that she had rejected him for another man all while being married to Marla Maples
Firsthand account from the model's boyfriend at the time who was with her when Trump entered the room
12/09/19Paraded teenage girls aged fourteen to sixteen-years-old down a yacht's staircase and had them individually dance for him while he lapped everything up in a way one former model later described as "objectifying" and "gross"
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Jonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair
12/09/19Repeatedly spied on his estranged wife from the bushes outside her apartment window while pleasuring himself which also violated a restraining order against him that she was granted
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12/09/19Walked in on teenage girls as young as fifteen-years-old changing in the dressing room of the 1991 Look of the Year contest which made at least one contestant "really uncomfortable", but many girls were afraid to complain because they didn't want to hurt their chances of winning the contest
According to an exclusive report by Cosmopolitan Walked in on teenage girls as young as fourteen-years-old changing in the dressing room of the 1992 Look of the Year contest in a way one contestant described as him taking a "slow stroll" as he stopped and gawked at each teenager individually
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11/15/19Lied under oath to the House Intelligence Committee about his contacts with WikiLeaks around the time they released stolen emails the Russian government hacked from Hillary Clinton's server, falsely named Randy Credico as his "back-channel" to the head of WikiLeaks in a subsequent letter to the committee and then urged Credico to either back up his lie or invoke his Fifth Amendment right to stay silent
Stone was convicted on all counts and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, but Trump commuted his sentence days before he was to report to prison -
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11/15/19Pardoned former Army Major Mathew Golsteyn before his trial started for the premeditated murder of an unarmed and detained Afghan man because they suspected him of being a bombmaker
Pardoned former Army lieutenant Clint Lorance after serving only 6 years of a 19-year sentence for the war crime of ordering the shooting of two unarmed Afghanistan men
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Edward AmbrosinoFmr. City Council Member
11/15/19Stole more than $800,000 in legal fees owed to his law firm by transferring the money to his personal account and then didn't pay the $254,628 tax bill that would have been due had the money been acquired legally
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Dean DavisState Representative
11/07/19Weaved in and out of his lane while driving almost 15 miles per hour over the speed limit, smelled of alcohol when police pulled him over and resisted arrest and then called multiple state house colleagues from jail where he threatened to use his position as an elected official to retaliate against the police department for his arrest
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10/24/19Thrust his crotch on Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos and forcibly kissed her without consent inside a Beverly Hills Hotel suite he asked her to visit ostensibly to talk about future employment opportunities at the same time he was married to Melania
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outletsGrabbed and fondled a model’s breasts under the guise of "inspecting" her bra’s fabric backstage at a lingerie show while he was married to Marla
According to an exclusive report by CosmopolitanPlaced his hands on runway model NaKina Carr in the "most inappropriate places" like her hip, buttocks and breasts and would often kiss her without consent when he interacted with her while he was married to Ivana
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Anthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]
10/21/19Embezzled $2.7 million from a local Boys and Girls Club over a four-year period and also used the organization's credit card for personal trips to the Philippines and Lake Tahoe, hotels, retail purchases and membership to dating website filipinocupid.com
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
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10/21/19Made his way down a line of models participating in an event and felt their bodies before guessing their dress size
Firsthand account from model NaKina Carr, Confirmed by multiple unnamed eyewitnesses verified by Cosmopolitan Magazine
10/18/19Allegedly paid for group sex with an adult-film star and a young looking teenager of unknown age inside a secret Times Square sex club run by the Mafia while he was married to Ivana
Firsthand account from mobster and self-proclaimed eyewitness John Tino, Deemed credible enough for publication by authors Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy -
Gregg TrudeMontana Right to Life Director
10/16/19Carelessly tossed a loaded rifle on the backseat of his truck which accidentally discharged and instantly killed his hunting partner while also being a firearm safety instructor who should have known better
According to charging documents filed by local police -
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10/09/19Grabbed Mar-a-Lago resident Karen Johnson by her vagina and pulled her behind a tapestry where he kissed and fondled her without consent while knowing Melania was upstairs at the same time
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Daniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
10/08/19"Sucker punched" a bartender in the face after he informed Rodimer that other patrons were looking up his girlfriend's skirt
According to an exclusive report by The Associated Press
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Guy WilliamsFmr. State Judge [R-TX]
10/07/19Shouted profanities at first responders who were assisting him after a car he was a passenger in crashed into two palm trees and soon after passed out in the back of a patrol car presumably because he was drunk
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Mike FolmerFmr. State Senator [R-PA]
9/18/19
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Todd CourserFmr. State Representative
9/16/19Engaged in an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Cindy Gamrat and then concocted a wild story that alleged he solicited a male prostitute to keep their affair from becoming public which he then lied about under oath to a state House committee investigating whether he used state resources to conceal the affair
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Brett KavanaughSupreme Court Justice [R]
9/14/19Allegedly pulled down his pants and shoved his exposed penis towards an unsuspecting female college freshman which she inadvertently touched when she instinctively swatted her hands at it during an alcohol-fueled dorm party
According to an exclusive report by The New York Times -
9/11/19Attempted to kiss his nanny Dawn Ledwell without her consent and then cornered her in his bedroom where he dropped his pants, tried to rip off her clothes and make her touch his exposed penis
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
9/10/19
9/10/19Manually stimulated himself behind his physical trainer without her consent and then ejaculated on her back
According to a lawsuit filed by his alleged victim -
Aaron ClemonsFmr. City Council Member Candidate
9/10/19Weaved in and out of his lane and was arrested after police found him to have a BAC nearly three times the legal limit
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
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9/09/19Discussed highly sensitive and classified intelligence with Russia's Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the US that worried US officials so much they secretly extracted one of its most senior covert intelligence assets inside of Russia out of fear for their safety
According to multiple top officials in the Trump Administration and first reported on by CNN -
Steve ReickState Representative
8/30/19Drove 20 mph over the speed limit, ran his truck into a curb, failed a field sobriety test during which he told an officer "I have had too much to drink tonight" and failed a breathalyzer test with a BAC of .146
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Mike MaroneyState Senator [R-WV]
8/29/19Solicited a female prostitute over multiple texts in which he asked how much she charged for sex, what time they could meet and sent her a picture of himself with the text "now can I stop by" when she asked to see what he looked like
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Travis BrauerFmr. Political Aide [R-OK]
8/14/19Took photos or a video up a woman's skirt while she was seated at a state House legislative meeting and later destroyed his mobile phone after searching "how to completely wipe a phone before police" in a failed attempt to delete evidence which police were able to recover through other means
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Eddie GirdlerFmr. Mayor [R-KY]
8/11/19Ran a red light and struck a 15-year-old bicyclist with his car causing internal injuries so severe she later needed to be air lifted to a second hospital for special treatment and reportedly "sat for a few seconds and then left" the scene of the accident before police arrived
According to charging documents filed by local police -
7/26/19Stole an eye-popping 279 items totaling $2,327.97 from a Target store and $40 worth of cat food from a local grocery store mere months apart from each other
According to a charging documents filed by local police
7/25/19Drove under the influence of alcohol, tried to flee when police attempted to pull her over and was arrested for DUI
According to court records first reported by The Guardian -
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7/17/19Kissed journalist Faith Daniels on the lips right in front of the paparazzi without her consent while he was dating future wife Marla Maples at the time
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7/16/19Had an extramarital affair with Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign's press secretary while his wife was pregnant with their second child
According to an exclusive report by Mediaite
7/16/19Paid to have sex with numerous prostitutes and professional escorts and frequented massage parlors where he paid for "happy endings" over a sixteen-year period while also being married the entire time
According to an exclusive report by Mediaite -
Adam ThomasState Representative
7/10/19Falsely claimed a campaign donor's home was his official address in order to run for a state congressional seat in a district he didn't live in
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Matt GrossellState Representative
6/26/19Shoved and threw a hotel security guard to the ground and was taken to the hospital by police because he was so drunk he couldn't answer basic questions and later was arrested for refusing to leave the hospital after doctors discharged him
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Val DiGiorgioFmr. Pennsylvania GOP Chair
6/25/19Sent a picture of his erect penis and exchanged sexually charged text messages with a woman who initially sought his advice on her potential city council run while also being married and escalated things over the next four months to the point where the woman told him to stop "sexually harassing" her
According to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer -
Jeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]26 Years in GOP
6/25/19Accepted cash bribes totaling over $150,000 from the co-owner of orthodontic clinics in exchange for his efforts to help overturn a dental practices law he didn't like
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
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6/24/19Kissed "Apprentice" contestant Jennifer Murphy on the mouth without her consent outside of an elevator at Trump Tower the same year he married Melania
Firsthand account from Jennifer Murphy, Voted for Trump
6/21/19Allegedly raped writer E. Jean Carroll after he forcibly pushed her against a dressing room wall inside the Bergdorf Goodman department store while he was married to Marla
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Patrick ShanahanFmr. Sec. of Defense [R]
6/19/19
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Nate SchottFmr. Rutherford County GOP Chair
6/07/19Illegally charged health insurance companies over $950k for dental procedures he didn't actually perform over a five-year period
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Todd PooleFmr. Ted Budd Political Aide
5/29/19
According to charging documents by local police -
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5/15/19Pardoned personal friend Conrad Black who published a fawning book with a title calling him a "President Like No Other" and previously served time for scheming to siphon off millions of dollars from the newspaper company he was CEO of
According to news reports from credible media outlets -
David MartinezFmr. City Council Nominee
5/11/19Posted nude images of his wife on the internet without her consent in retaliation for a restraining order she filed against him for domestic violence
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Bryce MarlattFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
5/09/19Forcibly grabbed and kissed his female Uber driver on her neck without consent while also being married with three children
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Cade CothrenGlen Casada Chief of Staff
5/06/19Repeatedly solicited oral sex and nude pictures from a legislative intern who worked in the state capitol
According to an exclusive report by the Tennessean
5/06/19Snorted cocaine in the state capitol complex numerous times over a multiyear period while he served as press secretary for the Tennessee House Republican Caucus which advocated for drug testing welfare recipients but apparently took a different position when it came to their own staff
According to an exclusive report by News Channel 5 Nashville
5/06/19Exchanged a multitude of misogynistic, sexist and racist texts with state speaker Glen Casada and numerous other staff who worked in Casada's office over a monthslong period
According to an exclusive report by the Tennessean -
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5/06/19Pardoned former Army lieutenant Michael Behenna who was convicted of murdering an unarmed Iraqi detainee and attempting to cover it up after Republican Governor Mary Falin and state AG Mike Hunter personally intervened on his behalf
According to news reports from credible media outlets -
William HenryFmr. State Representative
5/02/19Conspired with at least three doctors to defraud Medicare and enrich himself with taxpayer dollars by paying them kickbacks in exchange for recommending their patients suffering with chronic pain to his pain management company
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Sabrina BellFmr. State Judge [R-IN]
5/01/19Drunkenly flipped off and engaged in a verbal altercation with two men in another vehicle while parked outside of a White Castle restaurant around 3:15 am which escalated dramatically after two of her male colleagues were shot by one of the men following a night of heavy drinking while attending a judicial conference
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Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
4/15/19Threw an ottoman, large glass vases and other dangerous objects from the window of his 14th-floor apartment nearly hitting a toddler below and later settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount of money after the family sued him
According to a lawsuit filed by the victim's family -
Robin HayesFmr. North Carolina GOP Chair
4/02/19Tried to bribe the NC state insurance commissioner with a $1.5 million donation to his reelection bid and another $250k donation from the NC Republican party in exchange for favorable treatment for a business associate friend of his and then lied to the FBI when they confronted him
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
David StringerFmr. State Representative
3/29/19Had oral and penetrative sex with an underage boy as young as 13-years-old on ten separate occasions and got caught when the boy's father found out and reported him to the police
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Andrew BautschLouisiana GOP Director
3/29/19Shoved a police officer who was guiding him to the elevator in a hotel around 1:30am on the night of his wedding
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David StringerFmr. State Representative
3/29/19Paid two teenage boys he met in a park $10 each to perform oral sex on them and then had them perform oral sex on him
According to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic -
Paul LePageFmr. Governor [R-ME]MAGA Enthusiast
3/27/19Pardoned his late mentor's grandson who was convicted of felony drug trafficking and tried to keep it secret in a breach of precedent in which governors usually publicly identify the names of people they pardoned
According to news reports from credible media outlets -
Brian EllisFmr. State Representative
3/20/19Had sex with an unconscious woman who woke up naked in a bed next to him without any memory of the assault after she had made it "abundantly clear" to him many times before that she was not interested in a sexual relationship, not least because he was married
According to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer -
Paul ManafortFmr. Trump Campaign Chair
3/13/19Falsely inflated his income and hid debts in mortgage applications to secure millions in loans which he otherwise wouldn't have been eligible for
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
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3/13/19Communicated through close intermediaries to his personal lawyer Michael Cohen that he would pardon him if he didn't cooperate with prosecutors and provide them with potentially damaging information about his business and financial dealings days after the FBI raided Cohen's office and residence
According to the text of two emails obtained by CNN -
Paul ManafortFmr. Trump Campaign Chair
3/07/19Received $60 million dollars to illegally lobby on behalf of pro-Russia Ukrainian politicians as an unregistered foreign agent of which he used a portion to pay former European politicians known as the Hapsburg Group to influence U.S. policy and then stashed the vast majority of the money in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying his taxes
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
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2/28/19Ordered that his son-in-law Jared Kushner receive a top-secret security clearance over the objection of national security and intelligence officials who recommended he be denied clearance due to his business ties in foreign countries
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McCrae DowlessFmr. Political Operative
2/27/19Conspired to illegally collect and fill out unsuspecting voters' absentee and mail-in ballots to help Republican candidates in the 2018 midterm election and later lied to federal authorities when they questioned him
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Jason Lee Van DykeJustice of the Peace Candidate
2/26/19Filed a police report that falsely claimed several guns and camera-equipment had been stolen from his truck and was later caught on tape telling his father to urge the key witness to “make himself scarce” and skip court
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
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2/25/19Grabbed the hand of and kissed campaign worker Alva Johnson on the mouth even after she tried to turn her head away while he was married to Melania
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Jerod PruntyClay Higgins Political Aide
2/17/19Visited a massage parlor suspected of operating a human sex trafficking ring and was arrested for pandering three days after the parlor was raided by police presumably because they found evidence against him
According to charging documents filed by local police and first reported by The Advocate -
Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate
2/15/19Was 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 police
According to an exclusive report by The Trentonian






