The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

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Displaying 401 - 500 of 1409 Scandals
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  • Shawn WilmothShawn WilmothGOP Election Consultant
       
    6/22/23
    Forged thousands of fake signatures over hundreds of petitions his third-party company conducted that the State AG charged were full of “obvious fraud” and done in such a “sophomoric” way that he misspelled people's names and cities and had signatures of people who were dead or had moved and then submitted them to candidates who contracted his services and proceeded to inadvertently submit the fraudulent petition signatures to election officials
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Samuel AlitoSamuel AlitoSupreme Court Justice [R]
       
    6/20/23
    Traveled free of charge on an opulent private jet chartered by billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer to an exclusive Alaskan fishing resort without reporting it on his financial disclosure forms and later voted with the majority in Singer's favor on a case involving his business
    According to an exclusive investigative report by Pro Publica
  • Ken PaxtonKen PaxtonAttorney General [R-TX]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon701k
    6/20/23
    Personally lobbied to connect a business executive with prior criminal convictions for theft and fraud with the state comptroller overseeing a multimillion-dollar initiative meant to combat opioid overdoses despite him not having had any experience working on statewide public health initiatives
    According to an exclusive investigative report by Pro Publica and The Texas Tribune
  • Tim MooreTim Moore House Speaker [R-NC]Twitter iconFacebook icon31k
    6/19/23
    Was sued for $200k by a husband who claimed he used his position to persuade his wife, who was a mid-level state government employee, to engage in a yearslong affair that included instances of group sex and led to the eventual destruction of the couple's marriage
    According to a $200,000 civil lawsuit filed by former Republican candidate Scott Lassiter
  • Tim SheehyTim SheehyU.S. Senate Candidate
       
    6/16/23
    Killed his copilot and pinned a teenage girl against a wall after losing power midair and crashing the plane he was flying into a residential home which authorities later concluded happened in part due to his negligent flying
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim's family
  • Ron DeSantisRon DeSantisGovernor [R-FL]Twitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon7.3m
    6/13/23
    Illegally transferred $82.5 million from his state political action committee to a super PAC supporting his Presidential bid in violation of a federal campaign finance law that prohibits candidates from spending money that was obtained by people and groups not subject to strict federal requirements
    According to allegations detailed in a complaint filed by The Campaign Legal Center
  • Kevin Sabella Sr.Kevin Sabella Sr.City Council Member Candidate
       
    6/13/23
    Routinely stood naked behind his screen door at the front of his house without regard to his neighbors or passersby who can't "un-see" his lewd behavior
    According to numerous complaints of his behavior reported on by local media
  • Alex SteinAlex SteinBlaze Media Host
       
    6/12/23
    Accosted WNBA star Brittney Griner at a Dallas airport and then shoved a WNBA security official who intervened to prevent him from reaching her
    According to a police report filed by local officials
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    6/09/23
    Showed a classified map detailing a secret military operation he illegally retained when he left the White House to a staffer of his PAC after admitting that he shouldn't be showing it to anyone and telling the staffer not to get "too close" to it while meeting with him at his Bedminster golf club
    According to charging documents filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith
    Showed and discussed a top-secret military map that he illegally retained when he left the White House which laid out a "plan of attack" against Iran to a writer, publisher and two staffers who did not have security clearances at an insecure location at his Bedminster golf club
    According to can audio recording during which he admitted on tape that the map was "highly confidential" and that he "could have declassified" it when he was President but "now I can't"
    6/09/23
    Pressured his personal attorney Evan Corcoran to lie to investigators about classified documents illegally in his possession and further asked, "what happens if we just don't respond at all or don't play ball with them"
    According to charging documents filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith
  • Walt NautaWalt NautaTrump "Bodyman"
       
    6/09/23
    Hid boxes filled with classified and highly sensitive government documents after his boss Donald Trump was subpoenaed for them which were later found when the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago and then lied to federal agents when they questioned him about it
    According to charging documents filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    6/09/23
    Ordered his personal aide and "body man" Walt Nauta to move and hide 64 boxes filled with highly classified and sensitive information after receiving a subpoena that ordered him to return all government documents in his possession
    6/09/23
    Stored top-secret and classified documents he illegally took with him to Mar-a-Lago at the conclusion of his term in his unsecured office, bathroom, bedroom, ballroom and storage room in plain view for tens of thousands of guests and potential US adversaries to see and lied to his own attorneys about his knowledge of any classified documents in his possession which resulted in his lawyer unwittingly submitting a false sworn certification of that fact to federal investigators
    According to charging documents filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith
  • Matthew ReillyMatthew ReillyFmr. City Council Member
       
    6/08/23
    Molested a 12-year-old girl he met online who promptly told her legal guardian about his actions which led to his arrest and placement on house arrest until the conclusion of his trial
    According to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Providence Journal
  • Joseph MurrayJoseph MurrayGeorge Santos Lawyer
       
    6/08/23
    Participated in the mob that rammed through police barricades and marched up the steps of the US Capitol on 1/6 where he filmed and cheered on the rioters who entered the building
    According to video footage of 1/6 obtained by Mother Jones
  • Mark MeadowsMark MeadowsFmr. Trump Chief of StaffTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon1.1m
    6/08/23
    Removed more than a thousand pages of classified documents from the White House on Trump's orders and was seen putting them in the trunk of his car late at night on the final evening of his presidency
    According to three former top aides to Meadows reported on by Murray Waas in an exclusive report published on Substack
  • Tucker CarlsonTucker CarlsonFmr. Fox News HostTwitter iconInstagram iconYouTube iconFacebook iconTikTok icon22.2m
    6/07/23
    Was sued by Fox News for breach of contract after he debuted a show on Twitter that violated the terms of his contract with them
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by Fox News
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    6/05/23
    Was possibly complicit in having a surveillance video storage room "accidentally" flooded in a failed attempt to cover up crimes with classified documents (the FBI recovered incriminating video anyways), or it is a total coincidence that a maintenance worker -- not just any worker but one who previously helped Trump's aide move boxes with classified documents -- would be careless enough to drain a pool damaging a room at a $200k initiation fee resort that contained additional videos the FBI had an active subpoena for
    According to an exclusive report by CNN
  • James ComerJames ComerU.S. Representative [R-KY]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram icon141k
    6/05/23
    Weaponized his GOP committee by threatening FBI Director Christopher Wray with an unprecedented charge of contempt of Congress to get access to a document discredited as not reliable enough to pursue as part of a shameless political smear campaign and sham investigation against Joe Biden without regard to protecting the identities of redacted sources
    According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
  • James MontgomeryJames MontgomeryFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
       
    6/03/23
    Solicited sex with who he thought was a 15-years-old girl over the internet and traveled to meet her where he was arrested by undercover officers who posed as the young girl
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Jim LucasJim LucasState Representative
       
    5/31/23
    Fled the scene of a violent single-car crash that flattened three tires and heavily damaged his car because he was under the influence of alcohol, tried to hide his mangled truck behind a local store over three miles away from the scene of his crash and lied to police that he parked it there because he didn't want to leave an oil leak stain in the main parking lot
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • James O'KeefeJames O'KeefeProject Veritas FounderTwitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial iconGab icon5.2m
    5/31/23
    Was sued by his former company Project Veritas for spending $150,000 on private cars, $10,000 on a helicopter flight and other frivolous expenses in violation of his contract
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by Project Veritas
  • David SchamensDavid SchamensTrump PAC Exec
       
    5/28/23
    Defrauded 25+ people out of $6.8 million through a Ponzi scheme they thought was being invested on their behalf but was used to fund his lavish lifestyle instead
    According to charging documents filed by federal authorities
  • Ken PaxtonKen PaxtonAttorney General [R-TX]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon701k
    5/27/23
    Called and threatened multiple Texas State Reps with "political consequences" if they voted to impeach him for corruption
    According to a speech delivered by Rep. Green in the Texas State House
  • Charlie GreenState Representative
       
    5/27/23
    Accused Texas AG Ken Paxton of personally calling and threatening "several" Texas State Rep's with "political consequences" if they vote to impeach him for corruption
    According to a speech delivered by Rep. Green in the Texas State House
  • Stewart RhodesStewart RhodesOath Keepers Founder
       
    5/25/23
    Assembled what federal prosecutors described as a "small arsenal" of weapons that he provided to his followers who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 while he directed them from a nearby location
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Bill BroughBill BroughFmr. State RepresentativeWorked in George W Bush's Administration
    5/24/23
    Spent $17,303 in campaign funds on personal expenses including family vacations, a professional baseball game, $2,400 worth of clothing and his children's cellphone bills and also failed to provide proper documentation for over $53,000 worth of meals he charged at taxpayers' expense
    State regulators fined Brough $100k after a yearslong investigation
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    5/22/23
    Pushed the Justice Department to keep open a political investigation looking into the Clinton Foundation long after it became abundantly clear no wrongdoing was found by investigators
    According to an exclusive report by The New York Times
  • Timothy ParlatoreFmr. Trump Conservative Lawyer
       
    5/20/23
    Quit defending Donald Trump because fellow lawyer Boris Epshteyn "was not very honest" and behaved as a gatekeeper who prevented other lawyers from giving Trump the legal advice they thought was best
    According to an exclusive interview Parlatore gave to CNN
  • Dade PhelanDade Phelan House Speaker [R-TX]Twitter iconFacebook icon44k
    5/19/23
    Repeatedly slurred his speech and swayed back and forth as he led official proceedings as the Texas Speaker of the House in a way fellow Republican and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton described as "debilitating intoxication"
    According to reports by local and state media
  • Clay HigginsClay HigginsU.S. Representative [R-LA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon385k
    5/18/23
    Forcefully grabbed and pushed back a citizen journalist filming him and other congresspeople giving a press conference outside the US Capitol as the victim yelled "you're hurting me!" while asking Higgins to let him go
    According to a video of the incident reported by The Daily Beast
  • Lauren BoebertLauren BoebertU.S. Representative [R-CO]Twitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconYouTube icon4.1m
    5/17/23
    Got pregnant and gave birth to a boy during her senior year of high school
    According to reports by mainstream media outlets
  • Bruce MillerBruce MillerFmr. Conservative Athlete
       
    5/17/23
    Threatened to execute Rep. Eric Swalwell or send him to Guantanamo Bay in a threatening private message he sent the Congressman on Twitter
    According to an official report filed with the Capitol Police
  • Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiFmr. Trump MayorTwitter iconInstagram iconYouTube iconFacebook iconTikTok iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon4.2m
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    5/16/23
    Drank alcohol "all day and night" despite having serious professional responsibilities including being a lawyer for Donald Trump according to his aide Noelle Dunphy who had a job to make sure he was a "functioning" alcoholic
    5/16/23
    Discussed an alleged scheme to sell pardons for $2 million each claiming he would split it evenly with Donald Trump (or possibly keep it all for himself) and asked a woman who worked closely with him if she knew anyone who would be interested and for them to work with him directly instead of publicly via “normal channels”
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets
    5/16/23
    Refused to pay his staffer Noelle Dunphy $1 million in promised wages and repeatedly made excuses to avoid payment until he eventually refused to pay her outright
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets
  • Matthew ReillyMatthew ReillyFmr. City Council Member
       
    5/15/23
    Passed out in his car in a parking lot after consuming crack cocaine laced with fentanyl and was later found to have two crack pipes and "white rock-like" substance in his possession when police arrived to check on him after a concerned citizen reported that it looked like he was choking and exhibiting signs of an overdose
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiFmr. Trump MayorTwitter iconInstagram iconYouTube iconFacebook iconTikTok iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon4.2m
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    5/15/23
    Coerced his staffer Noelle Dunphy into having sex with him multiple times and to participate in BDSM sex acts -- often after she was unable to consent due to being intoxicated -- and creepily told her that he thinks of her "as my daughter" while they were having sex
    5/15/23
    Demanded his staffer Noelle Dunphy to work "naked, in a bikini, or in short shorts with an American flag on them" that he purchased for her to wear when she was in the office and also when she worked from home remotely
    Demanded his staffer Noelle Dunphy undress for him during almost all of their videoconferences during which he often pleasured himself under a bed sheet
    5/15/23
    Forced staffer Noelle Dunphy to perform oral sex multiple times including while he was on the speakerphone with Trump and once after pulling out his erect penis saying he couldn't get any work done until "you take care of this"
    5/15/23
    Discussed classified and sensitive information with Donald Trump on speakerphone while his aide could hear and gave the same aide unfettered access to his email accounts that also contained confidential and highly sensitive information
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets
  • Vish BurraVish BurraGeorge Santos Political Aide
       
    5/12/23
    Tweeted numerous vulgar and menacing posts falsely insinuating that an investigative reporter wanted to have sex with him by writing posts like she "couldn't keep her eyes off me!" and that he thinks "she wants me to hit her with something else" -- a not-so-subtle reference to having sex with her -- over a series of targeted Tweets towards her
    According to a report by The Daily Beaast
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    5/11/23
    Slandered Russian disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz's by repeatedly airing lies about her and the work she does on a number of shows over multiple days which resulted in her receiving numerous threats and having her personal information released online
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    5/10/23
    Violated federal law by asserting he had upwards of $5 million in assets that didn't actually exist and falsely reported he loaned his campaign $500,000 on financial disclosure forms he submitted during his 2022 run for Congress because it helped him qualify for financial help from the RNC
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    5/10/23
    Objectified an aide to press secretary Stephanie Grisham by having her sent to his office aboard Air Force One so that he and other men could "look at her ass," which concerned Grisham to the point that she made sure the staffer was never alone with Trump again because she was "really nervous about what could happen"
    Firsthand account from Grisham in a book published by premier company HarperCollins
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    5/10/23
    Illegally received over $24,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from New York while he was still employed making a $120,000 salary at his job in Florida and then later hypocritically signed on as a top cosigner of a House bill meant to recover these ill-gotten funds
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    5/10/23
    Was found liable to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million in damages for defamation and battery for "sexual abuse" at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York City in 1996
    Jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation after a civil trial
  • Bryan SlatonBryan SlatonFmr. State RepresentativeTwitter icon11k
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    5/09/23
    Served so much alcohol to two underage legislative aides and a 21-year-old intern that one vomited and the other two were so dizzy that they had "split vision"
    According to a final report by the Texas House General Investigating Committee which recommended his expulsion from the body
  • Tina PetersTina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO]TruthSocial icon5k
    5/06/23
    Illegally taped a court proceeding for her former chief deputy while seated in the gallery and then lied to the presiding judge when he confronted her
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Clarence ThomasClarence ThomasSupreme Court Justice [R]
       
    5/04/23
    Failed to report $100,000 in secret payments his wife accepted from a rightwing organization who filed a legal brief arguing to strike down a major part of the Voting Rights Act after which he joined a 5-4 majority doing just that
    According to an investigative report by The Washington Post
  • Herschel WalkerHerschel WalkerU.S. Senate Nominee [R-GA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube icon1m
    5/03/23
    Defrauded a donor who gave him $535,200 to use on his campaign which he diverted to his personal business accounts instead and broke campaign finance laws by not disclosing it in a scheme multiple campaign finance experts called “unprecedented,” “stunning,” and “jaw-dropping”
    According to an exclusive investigative report by The Daily Beast
  • Steven CrowderSteven CrowderBlaze Media PodcasterYouTube iconFacebook iconTwitter iconInstagram iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon14.8m
    5/02/23
    Exposed his penis to a male staff member seemingly out of the blue while they were filming a video in a screening room
    5/02/23
    Exposed his penis to his co-host Dave Landau while he was seated at a conference table with other people in the room as a witness described as an attempted "power play" who later learned "this was something he did" and noted that if any other manager did something like this it would be "national news"
    According to ten former employees who spoke exclusively with The New York Post
  • Donald JonesDonald JonesFmr. Sheriff [R-KY]
       
    5/01/23
    Coached a witness to obstruct justice and achieve a legal outcome he supposedly desired by giving them false information that prosecutors contend was meant to affect their testimony
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • John CoursonJohn CoursonFmr. State Senator [R-SC]
       
    4/30/23
    Stole $159k from his election campaign and spent it on personal expenses by routing funds through a political consulting firm that in turn paid him over a series of transactions
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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    4/25/23
    Composed a large "oppo file" file of reportedly damaging information against fired host Tucker Carlson that documented allegations he operated a misogynist and toxic workplace environment and planned to publicly release some or all of their files if Carlson publicly attacked the network
    According to 8 Fox News sources who spoke exclusively with Rolling Stone
  • Neil GorsuchNeil GorsuchSupreme Court Justice [R]
       
    4/25/23
    Didn't report that the person who purchased a large property he owned -- nine days after he was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice -- was the CEO of a major law firm that regularly argued for conservative causes before the Supreme Court
    According to an exclusive report by Politico
  • Tucker CarlsonTucker CarlsonFmr. Fox News HostTwitter iconInstagram iconYouTube iconFacebook iconTikTok icon22.2m
    4/24/23
    Was abruptly fired by Fox News less than a week after the company settled a defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million likely because explicitly racist text messages he wrote that were found during the discovery process were so damning they had no choice but to settle
    According to a public statement released by Fox News
  • Ali AlexanderAli AlexanderSocial Media InfluencerTwitter iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.1m
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    4/20/23
    Solicited nude pictures from a 15-year-old boy by promising him that he'll share his "entire network" of right-wing friends with the aspiring young activist if he complied
    According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
  • Scotty CampbellScotty CampbellFmr. State Representative
       
    4/20/23
    Told a college-aged legislative intern that he fantasized about her and a female friend "performing sexual acts" on each other and habitually sexually harassed her so badly that thousands of taxpayer dollars were used to help relocate her as she lived in the apartment building as him
    According to a report by the bipartisan state House Ethics Subcommittee
  • Richard QuinnRichard QuinnGOP Political Consultant
       
    4/20/23
    Repeatedly 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 group
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Charlie PierceCharlie PierceFmr. Mayor [R-AK]19 Years in GOP
    4/19/23
    Sexually harassed his executive assistant with “constant unwanted physical touching, sexual remarks, and sexual advances” and created such a toxic work environment that she felt she couldn't report his misconduct without fear of retaliation and then paid her $237,500 to settle a sexual harassment case she brought against him
    According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and first reported on by The Anchorage Daily News
  • Richard ImpallariaRichard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative
       
    4/18/23
    Illegally possessed two firearms despite being prohibited from handling or owning firearms due to a prior conviction for battery
    According to charging documents filed by local police
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    4/18/23
    Settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million for spreading false 2020 election conspiracy theories about their voting machines which caused significant defamatory damage to their company brand
    According to court records and public reporting by mainstream outlets
  • Kent StermonKent StermonFmr. Donor [R]
       
    4/18/23
    Coerced a teenage girl into sending him a picture of her breasts in exchange for VIP Taylor Swift concert tickets he supposedly had and later cornered her in his office and refused to let her leave until she showed him her breasts in person after she went there to collect the tickets at his insistence, but she was able to flee and tell her dad what happened
    According to a police report filed by local officials after he committed suicide
  • Ronald AndruchukRonald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate
       
    4/17/23
    Illegally acquired 211 guns and 25,390 rounds (1,555.8 pounds) of ammunition that he stashed throughout a property he shared with his wife and three young children by lying about his severe drug abuse problem on purchase forms
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Jim JordanJim JordanU.S. Representative [R-OH]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube icon6m
    4/17/23
    Pressured a sexual abuse victim's elderly parents to convince their son to retract his accusation that he knew about rampant sexual abuse by a team doctor he worked with and turned a blind eye to it for years
    According to an investigative report by The New York Times
  • Ali AlexanderAli AlexanderSocial Media InfluencerTwitter iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.1m
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    4/17/23
    Asked a 17-year-old boy to send him a picture of his penis by texting "show me ur [eggplant emjoi]" and replying "Omg d*ck" when the boy asked what the emoji meant
    According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
  • Will DismukesWill DismukesFmr. State Representative
       
    4/14/23
    Stole $32,000 from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Montgomery, $4,800 from a local Alabama city hall and more than $2,500 worth of flooring materials and construction materials from his previous employer over a yearslong period
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Bryan SlatonBryan SlatonFmr. State RepresentativeTwitter icon11k
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    4/14/23
    Had unprotected sex with an inebriated 19-year-old he had provided alcohol to which a Republican-led investigation determined was tantamount to rape because his victim "could not effectively consent to intercourse" due to the influence of alcohol and also because she very likely would have said no as it was her first time having sex and later took her to the drugstore so should could purchase emergency contraception while also being a married "family values" lawmaker who routinely denounced the so-called "grooming" of children
    According to a final report by the Texas House General Investigating Committee which recommended his expulsion from the body
  • Fabián BasabeFabián BasabeState RepresentativeInstagram iconTwitter icon92k
    4/13/23
    Slapped his legislative aide across the face and instructed him to go stand in a corner after he drunkenly interrupted a conversation to ask his aide if he had recently "slept with" the woman he was talking with
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
  • James MacDonaldJames MacDonaldFmr. Televangelist
       
    4/13/23
    Physically assaulted a 59-year-old woman after striking her car in a parking lot in an unprovoked attack which caused serious enough injuries that she had to be hospitalized
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Clarence ThomasClarence ThomasSupreme Court Justice [R]
       
    4/13/23
    Didn't report the proceeds from the sale of family property to conservative donor Harlan Crow -- who then allowed Thomas's mother to continue living at rent-free for years -- on his public disclosure records as required by law
    According to an exclusive investigative report by Pro Publica
  • Tennessee House Republicans  
       
    4/08/23
    Infighting resulted in one unknown Republican house member urinating on a chair in the legislative office of fellow state Rep. Rick Tillis [R] while a small group of operatives watched presumably in retaliation to his operation of an anonymous Twitter account which posted negative gossip about fellow Republicans he disliked
    According to multiple eyewitness reports and confirmed by mainstream outlets
  • Rick JohnsonRick JohnsonFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]
       
    4/06/23
    Accepted $110,200 in cash and other bribes including thousands of dollars' worth of sex with a prostitute and chartered flights from a businessman and two lobbyists in exchange for approving their medical marijuana business licenses during his time as chair of Michigan's marijuana licensing board
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Tennessee House Republicans  
       
    4/06/23
    Expelled Democratic State Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for a one-time rules infraction on the house floor during a gun safety protest whereas only two other members were expelled in the past 150 years for much worse offenses of bribery and sexual harassment
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Clarence ThomasClarence ThomasSupreme Court Justice [R]
       
    4/06/23
    Secretly took luxurious trips over a twenty-year period without disclosing they were paid by ultra-wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow which included multiple private jet flights, lavish vacations aboard a 162-foot mega yacht and luxury accommodations at resorts throughout the world
    According to an exclusive investigative report by Pro Publica
  • Rupert MurdochRupert MurdochFmr. Fox News CEOLauded by Trump
    4/05/23
    Had an affair with business executive Wendi Deng and divorced his wife of 30 years to marry her
    According to an exclusive interview his ex-wife gave to New York magazine
  • John CouchJohn CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate
       
    4/05/23
    Loaded his truck with stolen large scrap metal objects including an air conditioner, furnace and water heater (the latter of which a police officer caught him loading into his truck) from the dumpster area of a heating and cooling company which had signs posted in multiple areas explicitly warning people against taking anything
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    3/30/23
    Baselessly accused a wide swath of election officials and everyday citizens of a myriad of election crimes without any evidence while he himself committed actual election crimes like pressuring the Georgia Secretary of State to throw out thousands of legally cast ballots, making illegal campaign finance payments to cover up sex scandals and inciting an insurrection against the US Government to overturn Joe Biden's decisive election victory
    According to reporting by numerous outlets over a yearslong period
  • Dean DavisDean DavisState Representative
       
    3/25/23
    Drunkenly told police officers they had no idea “how bad you messed up" and claimed they "cannot detain" him because he was a state representative after getting arrested for ignoring repeated commands to leave a bar that had closed at 2am and could no longer have alcohol consumed on the premises
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • David TruaxDavid TruaxMayor [R-NY]
       
    3/25/23
    Physically assaulted his estranged wife resulting in charges and a restraining order against him, which he promptly violated by going to her home, injuring her and damaging her property
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Richard EckstromRichard EckstromFmr. State Comptroller31 Years in GOP
    3/23/23
    Misreported $3.5 billion that did not exist in South Carolina's yearly financial report due to a coding error that compounded for 15 years while he was in charge during which he once brandished an "Accounting for Dummies" book at a talk for new employees for dramatic effect and may explain why he ignored repeated warnings by auditors and waited five years to approve a recommended full review that finally uncovered the problem
    According to an investigative report by South Carolina representatives that resulted in his resignation
  • John SuplizioJohn SuplizioFmr. City Manager
       
    3/20/23
    Funneled over $1.5 million in taxpayer funds and from a charity he managed to his personal accounts which he then used to make multiple "large cash withdrawals," pay his personal credit card bills, make political donations and gamble
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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    3/16/23
    Had cocaine in his possession when police arrested him for an unrelated offense
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m  
    3/15/23
    Accepted two loans totaling $8 million for Trump Media from a shadowy entity closely associated with Russian oligarchs at the same time the company was on the verge of dissolution for lack of funding
    According to multiple sources in an investigative report by The Guardian
  • Brian McAllisterBrian McAllisterCommissioner [R-MI]
       
    3/14/23
    Drove in a way that state police pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving resulting in his arrest after they determined he was under the influence
    According to arrest records filed by local police
  • Brian McAllisterBrian McAllisterCommissioner [R-MI]
       
    3/10/23
    Was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving and had a BAC more than twice the legal limit of 0.17 after submitting to a breathalyzer test
    According to arrest records filed by local police
  • Kimberly ReicksKimberly ReicksSocial Media Influencer
       
    3/10/23
    Filed a false police report that claimed she witnessed her ex-business partner's teenage son molesting his younger sibling from her home next door which police investigated and quickly determined was a lie
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Priscilla GiddingsPriscilla GiddingsState Representative
       
    3/10/23
    Unmasked the identity of a 19-year-old victim who was raped by a legislative ally and shared a picture of the victim when she was a minor on her Facebook page that resulted in a sustained torrent of harassment against her online and in public
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim and reported on by NBC News
  • Aaron von EhlingerAaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
       
    3/10/23
    Unmasked the identity of a 19-year-old victim who accused him of rape by including her name in a formal response to an ethics investigation against him
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim and reported on by NBC News
  • Carlton HuffmanCarlton HuffmanGOP Political StrategistInstagram iconTwitter icon4k
    Instagram iconTwitter icon4k  
    3/10/23
    Coerced two young women in to allowing him to orally and digitally penetrate them, which they felt they had no other option than going along with due to his having had brandished a gun in their presence earlier in the night and the power dynamic of him being nearly twenty years older than them
    According to the copy of the restraining order filed against him by the alleged victims obtained by CNN
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    3/09/23
    Allegedly paid an accomplice $100 per day to illegally tamper with ATM machines in order to sell customer credit and debit card data online
    According to a sworn affidavit submitted to the FBI and Secret Service by alleged accomplice Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha
  • Eric DetersEric DetersFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-KY]TikTok iconTwitter iconYouTube iconFacebook icon116k
    TikTok iconTwitter iconYouTube iconFacebook icon116k  
    3/08/23
    Tailgated his teenage nephew's truck at distances as close as two feet throughout his brother's farm for over a mile and later sent him threatening voicemails and texts in retaliation for the teen reportedly giving him the middle finger
    According to a police affidavit filed by his own brother
  • Tina PetersTina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO]TruthSocial icon5k
    3/04/23
    Refused repeated police commands to hand over an iPad they had a search warrant for and then "actively" resisted the officers as they placed her in handcuffs
    According to an arrest report filed by local police