The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 1201 - 1300 of 1443 Scandals
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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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Garrett DeVriesPolitical Operative [R]
11/23/15
Stole a historic 100-year-old handmade state flag from the state secretary of state's office and took it to his personal office at a Republican campaign research firmAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Michael CoxFmr. Sheriff [R-TX]
11/05/15
Coerced a subordinate into taking an online certification course he personally would profit from with the help of his chief deputy who proctored the sham exam and submitted the results to state officialsAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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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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Michael GrimmFmr. U.S. Representative
7/17/15
Illegally concealed over $900,000 in business earnings and wages he paid to employees from state and federal tax authorities resulting in an underpayment of nearly $200,000 in taxes over a multiyear periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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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 -
Clayton KellyBlogger
6/15/15
Snuck into a local nursing home, secretly took pictures of a US Senator's ailing wife and then posted them without her consent on his websiteAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
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
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John DiehlFmr. House Speaker [R-MO]17 Years in GOP
5/14/15
Exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college freshman and congressional intern decades younger than him while also being married with three childrenAccording to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star
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5/05/15
Physically abused his college girlfriend by grabbing her wrists so hard they would bruise and emotionally abused her by controlling many aspects of her life and demanding to approve of anyone she interacted withAccording to an exclusive interview of the alleged victim by The Courier-Journal
5/05/15
Drove his college girlfriend to get a secret abortion at a Louisville clinic and became "enraged" when he learned she listed his real name as her driver home on the release form which exposed his anti-choice hypocrisyAccording to an exclusive report by The Courier-Journal -
Randy BoehningFmr. State Representative
4/29/15
Sent nude images of himself to men decades younger than him on a gay dating website around the same time he voted against an anti-discrimination bill that intended to provide additional protections to the LGBTQ communityAccording to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with
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James MettsFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
4/27/15
Improperly intervened to facilitate the release of at least four undocumented immigrants who should have been turned over to federal officials at the request of business leaders in town who personally asked him to intervene while also being a "tough on crime" conservativeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Lisa Wilson-FoleyFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
3/24/15
Fraudulently accepted at least $500k for her campaign from her husband by falsely reporting the money came from her personal accounts and accepted an additional $30k from four straw donors who concealed that he was the source of the fundsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials3/24/15
Illegally paid convicted felon and former Governor John Rowland $35,000 under the table to work on her 2012 Republican congressional campaign instead of using campaign funds as required by lawAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
3/17/15
Billed $50,000 in false expense reports to his campaign by lying about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did in reimbursement formsAccording to a report by Politico
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Matthew PennellFmr. Political Aide [R-KS]
3/07/15
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Bernard MolloyFmr. Political Aide [R-NY]
2/27/15
Weaved through traffic lanes and had a BAC more than twice the legal limit after submitting to a breathalyzer testAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
2/06/15
Sold his home to a major Republican donor for more than three times its assessed value of $255,000 at the height of his reelection campaignAccording to an exclusive report by Blue Nation Review
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2/05/15
Received oral sex from a woman who wasn't his wife after they both partially undressed and fondled each otherAccording to a sworn deposition from the woman he allegedly had the affair with -
Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
2/02/15
Spent tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds on private jets, automobiles, tickets to the Super Bowl, massages and cigars and many other things over a five-year periodAccording to a bombshell report by The Washington Post2/02/15
Spent over $100,000 in taxpayer money renovating his Congressional office to resemble a room on the show "Downton Abbey"According to a report by The Washington Post
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Bryce MarlattFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
12/03/14
Passed out in his GMC pickup with his head against the steering wheel and the truck still in gear at 3am and reeked of alcohol when police arrived who then woke him up and took him into custodyAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ben SuarezConservative Businesss Person
11/14/14
Illegally used his family, employees and friends as "straw donors" to donate $100k each to two political candidates and later interfered with the criminal case by attempting to influence a government witnessAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Michelle MacDonaldFmr. Justice Nominee
11/12/14
Rebuffed police commands to exit her vehicle and refused to submit to a breathalyzer and field sobriety test after getting pulled over for speeding and suspicion of driving under the influence and lied about being a "reserve cop" to the arresting officer in an attempt to get out of troubleAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate
10/27/14
Trailed and harassed Democratic state rep Karlee Macer at least six times and sent a number of threatening emails and calls to her personal cellphone over a six-month period including one time when he approached her at the tax services center he worked at to let her know he "knew everything" about her10/27/14
Threw a toilet lid at police officers and so violently resisted arrest that police had to deploy a stun gun to subdue him10/27/14
10/27/14
Possessed 11,000 business cards that falsely said he was a state rep when he was in fact a private citizenAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Matt McCulloughFmr. State Sen. Nominee
10/20/14
Drunkenly “grabbed and squeezed” a strip club employee's chest without her consent and then refused to leave after police ordered him toAccording to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com -
10/10/14
Pleasured himself in front of campaign aide Todd Bosnich with a "smile on his face" in his office calling him in to ostensibly discuss work related mattersAccording to an exclusive report by CNN
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Jack StickFmr. Conservative Lawyer
9/28/14
Drove erratically and was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence, argued with the officer and refused to submit to a breathalyzer or field sobriety tests upon which he was arrested for drunk drivingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Dinesh D'SouzaAuthor
9/23/14
Gave an illegal $20,000 campaign contribution to Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long using a "straw donor" and then lied to federal officials when they questioned himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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John RowlandFmr. Governor [R-CT]
9/19/14
Fraudulently concealed $35,000 he received working for the 2012 campaign of Republican congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley by creating a fake third-party contract with her husband's business to disguise the fact that a convicted criminal was providing them campaign adviceAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]
9/18/14
Struck his wife multiple times in the face, yanked her hair and threw her to the ground where he dragged and kicked her after she confronted him over an affair he was having with a law clerk during a fight inside their hotel room at the Ritz-CarltonAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Lavon HeidemannFmr. Lt. Governor [R-NE]
9/08/14
Grabbed his sister's wrists and forcefully pushed her out of their 84-year-old mother's bedroom during an argument where he also got within six inches of her face and screamed uncontrollably at her which resulted in his sister seeking and receiving a protective order against himAccording to an exclusive report first published by the Omaha World-Herald
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Rick PerryFmr. Energy Secretary [R]
8/15/14
Threatened to veto $7.5 million in state funding for an office that was investigating one of his signature projects for corruption unless the District Attorney leading it didn't resign after a DUI which would have been an unprecedented move, presumably after which he could replace her with someone more favorable to his interestsAccording to indictments issued by a Grand Jury that were later ruled unconstitutional -
Dustin JohnsonProfessional Golfer
8/01/14
Tested positive for cocaine on two separate occasions resulting in a six-month suspension in 2012 and a leave of absence in 2014Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Ryan ShucardFmr. Tom Marino Press Secretary
7/18/14
Attempted to bring an unlicensed concealed handgun and attached magazine into the US Capitol, but was caught by security and arrestedAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jordan HaskinsFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
6/27/14
Engaged in a sexual fetish called "cranking" where he broke into vehicles, disconnected the spark plug wires and turned on the ignition while masturbating of which he was caught in the act four times in a 9-month periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ken CampbellFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
6/20/14
According to reporting by local and state outlets
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Donald SterlingConservative Businessman
6/03/14
Coerced an assistant who was decades younger than him into having sex over a yearslong period by threatening to withhold her paycheck if she ever refused his advances, subjected her to a "steady stream of racially and sexually offensive comments" and fired her when she eventually stood up to him while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Harry CoatesFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
5/16/14
Drove in and out of his lane for an extended period of time and had such "extreme difficulty with sobriety testing" after getting pulled over that the police officer decided to arrest him on the spot instead of conducting further testsAccording to charging documents filed by local police