The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
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Displaying 601 - 650 of 1074 Scandals
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Daniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-TX]10/08/19According 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 drunkAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mike FolmerFmr. State Senator [R-PA]9/18/19According to charging documents filed by local officials
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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 partyAccording to an exclusive interview alleged victim Deborah Ramirez conducted with The New York Times
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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 penisAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m9/09/19Discussed 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 safetyAccording to multiple top officials in the Trump Administration and first reported on by CNN
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Steve ReickState Representative [R-IL]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 .146According to charging documents filed by local police
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Mike MaroneyState Senator [R-WV]8/29/19Exchanged multiple texts with a female prostitute where he asked how much she charged for sex and what time they could meet at her house and then sent her a picture of himself with the text "now can I stop by" when she asked to see what he looked likeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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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 meansAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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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 arrivedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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McCrae DowlessFmr. Political Operative [R-NC]7/30/19Illegally collected Social Security Disability and retirement benefits from the government by neglecting to inform them about the more than $132,000 he earned working on political campaigns which would have drastically reduced the number of benefits he would have been eligible forAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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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 otherAccording to a charging documents filed by local police7/25/19Drove under the influence of alcohol, tried to flee when police attempted to pull her over and was arrested for DUIAccording to court records first reported by The Guardian
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m7/17/19Kissed 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 timeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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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 childAccording to an exclusive report by Mediaite7/16/19Paid 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 timeAccording to an exclusive report by Mediaite
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Matt GrossellState Representative [R-MN]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 himHe struck a plea deal to complete a five-month alcohol diversion program in exchange for his charges being dropped
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Val DiGiorgioFmr. Pennsylvania GOP Chair6/25/19Sent 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" herAccording to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Jeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]24 Years in GOP6/25/19Accepted 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 likeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m6/24/19Kissed "Apprentice" contestant Jennifer Murphy on the mouth without her consent outside of an elevator at Trump Tower the same year he married MelaniaFirsthand account from Jennifer Murphy, Voted for Trump6/21/19Allegedly 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 MarlaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Patrick ShanahanFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]6/19/19Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Todd PooleFmr. Ted Budd Political Aide5/29/19According to charging documents by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m5/15/19Pardoned 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 ofAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Bryce MarlattFmr. State Senator [R-OK]5/09/19Forcibly grabbed and kissed his female Uber driver on the neck without her consent while he was married with three childrenHe pled guilty to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to 90 days of probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m5/06/19Pardoned 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 behalfAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Sabrina BellFmr. State Judge [R-IN]5/01/19Drunkenly flicked 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 conferenceAccording to reports by local media
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Richard QuinnGOP Political Consultant4/18/19Repeatedly lied under oath to the grand jury investigating a wide-ranging State House corruption scandal that involved his own son in an act that violated a plea agreement he made with state prosecutors to truthfully testify before the groupAccording to a grand jury indictment
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Robin HayesFmr. North Carolina GOP Chair4/02/19Tried 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 himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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David StringerFmr. State Representative [R-AZ]3/30/19Paid two teenage boys he met in a park $10 each to perform oral sex on them and then had them perform oral sex on himHad 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 policeAccording to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic
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Paul LePageFmr. Governor [R-ME]MAGA Enthusiast3/27/19Pardoned 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 pardonedAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Brian EllisFmr. State Representative [R-PA]3/20/19Had sex with an unconscious woman who woke up "in pain, injured and naked" in a bed next to him without any memory of having sex with him after a night of "casually drinking" less than two drinks with friends and in addition to being unable to legally consent to sex 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 marriedAccording to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m3/13/19Communicated 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 residenceAccording to the text of two emails obtained by CNN2/28/19Ordered 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 countriesAccording to an investigative report by The New York Times who
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McCrae DowlessFmr. Political Operative [R-NC]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 toAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m2/25/19Grabbed 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 MelaniaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Jerod PruntyClay Higgins Political Aide2/17/19Visited 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 himAccording to charging documents filed by local police and first reported by The Advocate
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Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate [R-NJ]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 policeAccording to a police report filed by the alleged victim2/13/19Sent an unsolicited picture of his erect penis and other sexually inappropriate pictures to a subordinateAccording to the alleged victim in a report by NJ1015.com
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Ralph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair2/01/19Paid for sex with a 17-year-old minor boy he found on Craigslist at a local Super 8 Motel while also being a married father with four young children and an avid supporter of Anti-LGBT legislation who proclaimed he was a “family values Republican”Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Jeff HooverFmr. State Representative [R-KY]1/16/19Sexually assaulted his 21-year-old legislative staffer more than 50 times over a three-year period subjecting her to what she testified as "nearly daily touching" including groping between her legs while seated next to her at large political functions and then secretly settled a lawsuit she filed against him in order to prevent her allegations from becoming public while being married the entire timeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m1/13/19Confiscated the notes taken by a staffer who interpreted a meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin and ordered them to not divulge details of the conversation even to senior members in his Administration, which former deputy secretary of state Strobe Tallbott said gave Putin "much more scope to manipulate Trump" because senior Administration officials are left in the darkAccording to current and former officials and reported on by The Washington Post
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Terry BurtonFmr. State Senator [R-MS]12/20/18Swerved off the road, crashed into a ditch and failed a field sobriety test when police arrived upon which he was arrested for suspected DUIDrove under the influence of alcohol and prescription pain killers and pled guilty to DUI the very next dayAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Gregg TrudeMontana Right to Life Director12/17/18Carelessly 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 betterAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m11/27/18Publicly signaled he would pardon his former campaign manager Paul Manafort if he refused to cooperate with the Mueller investigation after it was reported Manafort repeatedly lied to federal investigators in violation of his earlier plea agreementAccording to an interview Trump gave with the New York Post11/09/18Illegally paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money to keep her from going public about an extramarital affair they had by directing his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to pay her off and agreeing to reimburse him in monthly installments one month before the 2016 election in violation of campaign-finance lawsAccording to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal