The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 1101 - 1200 of 1369 Scandals
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6.5mLauded by Trump
1/10/17
Leaned in and kissed Fox News host Juliet Huddy on the mouth without her consent which repulsed her so much she "instinctively recoiled and actually fell to the ground" trying to get away from himAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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Matthew ShirkFmr. District Attorney
1/05/17
Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office and later fired all three after his wife caught himAccording to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union
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Micah NealFmr. State Representative
1/05/17
Received a $38k bribe to funnel $600k in government funds to a private evangelical Christian college and another non-profit organizationAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Dan KirbyFmr. State Representative
12/23/16
Secretly paid $44,500 in taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former assistant that he fired after she complained about his behaviorAccording to reports by local and state media12/23/16
Frequently pestered his legal assistant thirty years younger than him to text topless photos of herself and go with him to a local strip club which she did presumably because she was afraid of losing her job and then fired her after she reported his harassmentAccording to reports by local and state media
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
11/04/16
Violated campaign-finance laws by paying former Playboy Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal $150,000 in hush money to keep her from going public about an extramarital affair they had by orchestrating a convoluted payment scheme involving his lawyer Michael Cohen and the tabloid National Enquirer a week and a half before the 2016 electionAccording to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal
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David HuskMayor [R-NJ]
11/03/16
Modified his timecards so he could get paid for hours he didn't actually work on at least five separate occasions before he was caught by his employer and reported to the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
10/27/16
"Really grabbed" Miss Finland 2006 Ninni Laaksonen's bottom as they both were sitting backstage at the Late Show with David Letterman which left her "disgusted"According to an exclusive report by Finnish paper Ilta-Sanomat
10/26/16
Solicited adult magazine model Brande Roderick for sex and constantly used vulgar and salacious terms to describe his feelings for her during her stint on Celebrity Apprentice while he was married to MelaniaCorroborated by tree former Apprentice employees
10/22/16
Tightly hugged and kissed Adult Film star Jessica Drake without her consent inside his hotel suite while wearing his pajamas and later that night offered her $10,000 to return to his suite to eat dinner and presumably have sex with him less than a year after he married MelaniaAccording to a public statement by Drake
10/22/16
Tightly hugged and kissed two Adult Film actresses that fellow Adult Film actress Jessica Drake brought with her to his hotel room without their consent less than a year after he married MelaniaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
10/22/16
Offered to pay adult film star Jessica Drake $10,000 if she agreed to come to his hotel room and presumably have sex with him which she declined while also being married to MelaniaFirsthand account from Drake, Photographed with Trump at a golf tournament the day of the alleged incident
10/20/16
Grabbed yoga instructor Karena Virginia's chest and scoffed "Don't you know who I am?" after she reflexively pulled away from himAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
10/18/16
Said he was going to be dating a very young girl he had just randomly crossed paths with in ten years when she still would have been a teenagerTold two 14-year-old girls singing Christmas carols with their youth choir that he'll be dating them in a "couple of years" after he asked them how old they wereCaught on video
10/17/16
Sexually assaulted his wife Ivana Trump -- 16 months since the last time they had sex -- in a way she later described to her friends as "rape" because he blamed her for painful side effects from a plastic surgery procedure she recommended he undertake to help cover his baldnessAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump although friends said she described it to them as such right after it happened
10/17/16
Violently yanked out a fistful of Ivana Trump's hair because she recommended a plastic surgeon to remove a bald spot in a procedure that he did not know would be painfulAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump
10/16/16
Grabbed and kissed Mar-a-Lago guest Cathy Heller on the side of the mouth without consent and nearly caused her to lose balance as she tried to deflect his advances while being married to MarlaFirsthand account from Heller, Confirmed by close friend Susan Klein whom Heller confided in soon after the alleged incident and a relative who was at the event and witnessed Trump being aggressive with her from a distance, Confided in close friends about the incident before it became public
10/14/16
Digitally penetrated model Kristin Anderson through her underwear for up to 30 seconds without consent as he sat next to her in a booth at a New York nightclub while he was married to IvanaAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
10/14/16
Moved his hands up the skirt of first-class passenger Jessica Leeds "like an octopus" that had "40 zillion hands" and also groped her breasts in an incident she described as an "assault" that she only escaped from by retreating to a seat in coach while also married to Ivana10/14/16
Kissed receptionist Rachel Crooks on the mouth without her consent outside of an elevator at Trump Tower after recently marrying MelaniaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
10/13/16
Looked up women's skirts and pointed out who was and wasn't wearing underwear after a line of scantily clad women walked across his restaurant table of which model Lisa Boyne said was the "most offensive scene I’ve ever been a part of"According to a report by Huffington Post
10/12/16
Grabbed photographer's assistant Mindy McGillivray's bottom without her consent at Mar-a-Lago and then "looked away quickly" of which the photographer recalled her saying at the time, "Donald just grabbed my ass!"According to an exclusive report by The Palm Beach Post
10/12/16
Pushed journalist Natasha Stoynoff against a wall and shoved his tongue down her throat in a private room at Mar-a-Lago for a minute until she managed to break away and told her "you know we’re going to have an affair, don’t you?" moments before a pregnant Melania walked in to do a joint interview on their recent wedding and marriageAccording to an exclusive report by People magazine
10/12/16
Barged in on teenage girls as young as fifteen-years-old changing in the dressing room of the 1997 Miss Teen USA beauty pageant and told the girls "don't worry, ladies, I've seen it all before" as the girls scrambled to cover themselvesCorroborated by
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
10/11/16
Walked in the dressing room of the 2001 Miss USA pageant when most of the contestants were naked or topless which made then 18-year-old Miss Arizona Tasha Dixon feel "very physically vulnerable" because she and other contestants weren't given a chance to cover up firstAccording to firsthand witnesses and reported by multiple major outlets
10/09/16
Hugged Miss New Hampshire Bridget Sullivan “just a little low" on her backside in a way a "creepy uncle" would do at a party promoting the 2000 Miss USA pageant10/09/16
Walked in the dressing room of the 2000 Miss USA pageant when all the contestants were naked in a way Miss New Hampshire Bridget Sullivan described as "really shocking" because they weren't given a chance to cover up before he enteredAccording to an exclusive report by BuzzFeed News
10/08/16
Solicited TV host Nancy O'Dell to have sex with him and persisted even after she rebuffed all his advances only a few months after he married MelaniaCaught on audio
10/07/16
Kissed a close friend of CNN's Erin Burnett "almost on her lips" without her consent and later invited her into his office alone where he showered her with compliments and gave her his personal cell number presumably in an attempt to have an affair while married to MelaniaAccording to a corroborating witness and exclusively reported by CNN
10/03/16
Asked one female "Apprentice" contestant what breast size she had and whether they were natural or augmented and asked other female contestants to wear shorter dresses that showed more of their cleavage on the showFirsthand account from former "Apprentice" contestant Gene Folkes
Directed 24-year-old female "Apprentice" contestant Poppy Carlig to twirl in front of him so he could gawk at her bodyConfirmed by Carlig and several cast membets
Routinely demeaned female "Apprentice" contestants by "rating" them on the size of their breasts and saying which ones he wanted to have sex withFirsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, 2004 Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank whose breasts were objectified by Trump, 2005 Apprentice winner Randal Pinkett, 2010 Apprentice contestant Gene Folkes & 22 former Apprentice contestants and crew members
10/03/16
Incessantly made inappropriate and lewd comments about an "Apprentice" camerawoman's buttocks and body and often stopped production to look at the camera she was operating over a period of more than 2 yearsFirsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, Former "Apprentice" employees German Abarca, Rebecca Arndt & six former crew members, Corroborated by two crew members who said the victim told them how uncomfortable Trump's comments made her
Openly discussed which female "Apprentice" contestants he’d like to have sex with -- sometimes with the woman present -- while also goading male contestants into participate by asking them questions like "you’d f*ck her, wouldn’t you? I’d f*ck her"Firsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, 2004 Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank whose breasts were objectified by Trump, 2005 Apprentice winner Randal Pinkett, 2010 Apprentice contestant Gene Folkes & 22 former Apprentice contestants and crew members
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Mike YenniFmr. Alderman [R-LA]
9/29/16
Sent explicit texts to a 17-year-old boy asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being marriedAccording to an exclusive investigative report by WWL-TV
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Brandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff
9/28/16
Physically attacked his victim causing him "visible bodily harm" in addition to slashing his tires and also damaged another woman's door and laptop causing over $500 in damagesAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
9/27/16
Pointed his gun at an unarmed woman who knocked on his door and was ordered to go to counseling if he wanted his charges droppedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Vance PhillipsFmr. County Commissioner
9/27/16
Coerced an 18-year-old young woman who was only 16 when they first met and 30 years younger than him into a monthslong sexual relationship where she was compelled to participate in bondage fetishes of his that included using ropes, clamps, chains and sex toys that she did not willingly consent to and then threatened her with "a world of hurt" if she ever rebuffed his incessant advancesAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/05/16
Refused to publicly release his tax returns before the 2016 election and while he was President which broke over forty years of precedent meant to show that the President does not have any financial conflicts of interest that could affect his decision makingAccording to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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8/23/16
Was sued by co-host Andrea Tantaros who alleged Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, former Senator Scott Brown and another male sexually harassed and made inappropriate comments to herAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Jim GuthrieState Senator [R-ID]
8/19/16
Engaged in an extramarital affair with state representative Christy Perry where they would take advantage of legislative trips to discreetly spend time together without raising any suspicious from his wifeAccording to a report by the East Idaho News
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Curry ToddFmr. State Representative
8/04/16
Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole themAccording to an arrest report by the local police -
Anthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]
8/04/16
Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old and also filmed and photographed many of the boys getting completely naked as they played strip poker in his bedroomAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John OremFmr. Sheriff Candidate
8/02/16
Overdosed on heroin twice in a single day and was administered a drug to reverse its effects both timesAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Roger AilesFmr. Fox News CEO
7/29/16
Coerced top Fox News staffer Laurie Luhn -- who was 22 years younger than him -- into starting an abusive sexual relationship while he was still married that lasted 20+ years and used the threat to release a videotape he made of her dancing in lingerie to help maintain psychological controlAccording to an investigative report by New York Magazine who read a confidential $3.15MM settlement Fox News paid
7/23/16
Told Rudi Bakhtiar to stand up in front of him so he could look at her legs during her job interview and then laughed and told her to sit down after she asked him if that was "part of the job requirement"According to an exclusive report by New York Magazine
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Brian WilsonFmr. Fox News Reporter
7/23/16
Made a series of unwanted sexual advances towards newly hired correspondent and subordinate Rudi Bakhtiar and asked her to be "friends with benefits" with him even after she rebuffed his sexual advances and then reassigned her off his team when he was promotedAccording to an exclusive report by New York Magazine
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Frank AntenoriFmr. State Senator [R-AZ]
7/21/16
Unlawfully entered and hunted wild game on the grounds of a restricted military base in southern ArizonaAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative
7/13/16
Had sex with a 20-year-old college student in his government office after drunkenly texting her that he'd like to see her "naked around midnight" and enticing her with a cooler full of beer and later had sex with her in his own home while also being married7/13/16
Kissed a legislative assistant on the neck without her consent and sent suggestive text messages asking her for risqué pictures while also being married, which led to her quitting and finding a new job in the private sector to avoid interacting with him7/13/16
Solicited erotic pictures from three unsuspecting female legislative staff over dozens of sexualized texts and social media messages while also being married7/13/16
Made "quite a display" of putting his hand in his pocket to accentuate his penis as he offered an unwrapped breath mint to a female lobbyist who merely asked for a piece of candy from a jar on his desk which led her to give him the nickname "Pants Candy"According to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
Sexually harassed 22 female legislative staff, interns, lobbyists and others over a three-year period which led to the Tennessee House overwhelmingly voting to remove him from officeAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General -
Drew HastingsFmr. Mayor [R-OH]
7/12/16
Listed a fake address on his declaration of candidacy forms and illegally claimed a city refund of $500 on a vacant building he owned by altering official documentsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mike HubbardFmr. House Speaker [R-AL]
7/08/16
Funneled roughly $2.3 million to his private businesses by leveraging his status as state Speaker of the House and chair of the Alabama Republican Party to solicit favors from some of Alabama's most influential politicians (including former Gov. Bob Riley) and businesspeopleAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Roger AilesFmr. Fox News CEO
7/06/16
Solicited anchor Gretchen Carlson for sexual favors while also being married and then punished her professionally after she refused his advances in a manner so egregious that Fox News settled a lawsuit she filed for $20 million dollarsAccording to the details of a civil settlement and public apology Fox News gave Ms. Carlson -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
6/23/16
Allegedly tied a thirteen-year-old girl to a bed and raped her at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein and struck her in the face with his open hand after she pleaded with him to stop while he was married to MarlaCorroborated by "Tiffany Doe" who was hired by Epstein to recruit underage girls for sex
Allegedly forced a thirteen-year-old girl to manually stimulate him until he ejaculated at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to IvanaCorroborated by rape of the two young girls in sworn testimony, Trump's ex-wife Ivana privately confided to multiple friends that he raped her
Allegedly forced two young girls aged 12 and 13 to perform oral sex on him and to engage in lesbian sex in front of him at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Ivana6/17/16
Repeatedly grabbed Miss Washington Cassandra Searles's buttocks and asked her to come to his hotel room to presumably have sex while he was married to MelaniaFirsthand account from Searles
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Scott SteinerState Judge [R-CA]
6/09/16
Had sex with an intern in his private chambers and then later wrote her a letter of recommendation for a job in the local DA's office while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his life6/09/16
Had sex with an attorney who practiced in his court in his private chambers while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his lifeAccording to an investigative report by The Washington Post
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Terry BurtonFmr. State Senator [R-MS]
5/18/16
Crashed his car into a stop sign after drinking multiple alcoholic beverages inside a VIP tent at a concert and was found to have a BAC of .10 when police arrivedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
5/14/16
Kissed 21-year-old Miss USA contestant Temple Taggart "directly on the lips" without her consent on two occasions that made her say to herself "Oh my God, gross!" while he was married to Marla MaplesFirsthand account from Taggart
5/14/16
Asked Miss Universe Brook Lee "Don’t you think my daughter’s hot? She’s hot, right?" as they watched a then 16-year-old Ivanka helping on stage during the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant in an incident she described thinking at the time as "That’s just weird. She was 16. That’s creepy."Corroborated by Miss Universe Brook Lee -
Jesse BentonFmr. Mitch McConnell Campaign Mgr.
5/05/16
Illegally paid Iowa state senator Kent Sorenson $73,000 to switch his 2016 Presidential candidate endorsement from Michelle Bachmann to Ron Paul and then falsified campaign reports to cover it upAccording to a federal jury who convicted him
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5/04/16
Paid $2,000 for a private exotic dance from a stripper at a Las Vegas club that turned into a nearly yearlong affair where the two would get together -- sometimes at the same resort where he married his wife -- whenever he was in Las Vegas to have sex with herAccording to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
4/18/16
Immediately "started right in on the groping under the table" of American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth and grabbed her "intimate private parts" after he insisted on sitting next to her at a large dinner partyAccording to an exclusive report by The Boston Globe
4/18/16
Entered 22-year-old American Dream Calendar Girls model Lauren Petrella's private room at Mar-a-Lago without her permission, laid on her bed until she entered and then tried to get her to have sex with him before being rebuffed at the same time he was engaged to Marla MaplesDetailed in a sworn deposition in an unrelated lawsuit filed against Trump
4/16/16
Forced American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth into Ivanka's bedroom at Mar-a-Lago and "kissed, fondled, and restrained” her without consent which made her so nauseated that she "vomited profusely" while he was engaged to his soon-to-be wife MarlaAccording to an exclusive report by The Boston Globe
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Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House
4/10/16
Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys as young as 14-years-old during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was marriedAccording to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
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Duncan HunterFmr. U.S. RepresentativeFirst Rep. to endorse Trump in '16
2016 04
Stole $250,000 from his campaign to spend on everyday personal expenses like family vacations, private school tuition and jewelry in addition to a multitude of expenses that funded at least five extramarital relationships on things like ride shares, bar tabs and hotel roomsHe pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for private use and was sentenced to eleven months in prison, but was pardoned by Donald Trump before his sentence began
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Don GosenFmr. State Representative
2/19/16
Tricked a woman into beginning an extramarital affair with him by lying to her about being divorced when he was in fact marriedAccording to Gosen's own admission two days after his resignation
2/19/16
Allegedly filmed himself having sex inside the state capitol with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with and also sent her at least one racy photograph of himselfAccording to an exclusive report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative
1/29/16
Was accused of having an extramarital affair with a former state representative by the Lieutenant GovernorAccording to a statement by Republican Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey
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Reford TheboldMayor [R-CO]
1/08/16
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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David LausmanActivist [R]
2016 01
Took bribes including a free vacation to Thailand and a $11k luxury handbag from a military contractor when he was a captain in the NavyAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative
12/09/15
Illegally attempted to get an Adderall prescription by altering the refill date without permission from his doctorAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative
10/20/15
Conspired with a business executive to hide $524,000 in assets owed to an insurance company that was then left on the hook for a $6 million contract his coconspirator failed to fulfill and then intentionally lied to an IRS investigator when questioned about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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10/12/15
Created a politicized special committee into the 2012 Benghazi attacks -- three years after the attacks happened -- that was designed to undermine Hillary Clinton's standing with the public just as she ramped up her Presidential campaignAccording to reporting by all major mainstream outlets
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Jud McMillinFmr. State Representative
9/30/15
Shared a sexually explicit video via text message to multiple people and abruptly resigned days later after the video was leaked to the pressAccording to an exclusive report by Indy Star
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Tara MackFmr. State Representative
9/15/15
Made out with fellow state rep Tim Kelly with her pants down inside a parked car at a local park while being married to a pastor and having two kids and later falsely accused the park ranger who caught them of lying in an attempt to cover it upAccording to a report filed by the park ranger who caught them
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Tim KellyFmr. State Representative
9/15/15
Kissed fellow state rep Tara Mack with her pants down inside a car at a local park while also being nearly twenty years older than her and married with four childrenAccording to a report filed by the park ranger who caught them
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Cindy GamratFmr. State Representative
9/10/15
Had an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Todd Cotter and then used public funds to cover up the affair which resulted in her being expelled from the Michigan HouseAccording to an investigation conducted by the Michigan House
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Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]
9/05/15
Physically abused his wife at least eight separate times over a period of time ranging from when they were dating to the final assault that happened in a Ritz-Carlton hotel which resulted in his arrest9/05/15
Repeatedly lied under oath and made false statements to the chief judge of a federal court by falsely claiming her had never hit, kicked, or punched his ex-wife when in fact he had done all three on multiple occasionsAccording to a report conducted by federal officials submitted to Congress
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Drew WrigleyAttorney General [R-ND]
9/02/15
Had an extramarital affair with a married woman during his time as Lt. Governor and only admitted to it after a citizen journalist exposed it onlineAccording to a report by The Forum
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Todd CourserFmr. State Representative
8/07/15
Engaged in an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Cindy Gamrat and then concocted a wild story that would allege he solicited a male prostitute to keep their affair from becoming publicAccording to audio recordings reported on by The Detroit News
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Peter BobyDuncan Hunter Political Aide
8/04/15
Was caught with an unregistered firearm and ammunition on US Capitol grounds following a routine car inspection by Capitol policeAccording to a report by CNN
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
8/02/15
Said he "wasn't interested" in "beautiful" 12-year-old Paris Hilton which is weird and creepy that a grown adult feels the need to qualify a statement like thatInterview on the Howard Stern Show
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8/01/15
Convinced numerous people into investing $840,000 in a technology company that he secretly earned commissions on while giving the false impression he was actually an investorAccording to charging documents filed by states attorneys
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Annette BosworthFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
7/01/15
Filed false election documents attesting she personally gathered the requisite amount of voter signatures required for her to get on the ballot for a US Senate election and then lied to state officials when they confronted herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Vincent TaboneFmr. Queens GOP Co Chairs
7/01/15
Accepted a $25,000 cash bribe and plotted to acquire another $25,000 from a NY state senator once he followed through on a promise to use his position as Vice Chair of the Queens GOP to get the state senator on the Republican primary ballot for NYC mayorAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
6/25/15
Fearmongered that Mexico was bringing "crime" and "rapists" into the United States while at the same time having himself been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault by 25+ womenAccording to multiple sources and reported on by multiple major outlets -
Frank GuintaFmr. U.S. Representative
6/02/15
Lied about the origins of a $355,000 loan to his 2010 congressional campaign that his parents gave him by falsely asserting the money came from earnings he made working in the private sectorHe signed an agreement with the FEC where he agreed to repay the donation amount in addition to a $15,000 fine -
Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House
6/01/15
Illegally structured hush money payments of $1.7 million to elude federal bank reporting requirements in order to hide the fact he was paying the victim of his past sex crimes and then lied to Federal investigators about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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6.5mLauded by Trump
5/21/15
Allegedly choked his then-wife Maureen McPhilmy and dragged her down the stairs by her neck during an argument witnessed by his daughterAccording to allegations made by O'Reilly's daughter in court filings during his divorce proceedings