The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
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Displaying 201 - 250 of 1075 Scandals
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Richard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative [R-MD]
4/18/23
Illegally possessed two firearms despite being prohibited from handling or owning firearms due to a prior conviction for batteryAccording 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 brandAccording to court records and public reporting by mainstream outlets
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Kent 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 happenedAccording to a police report filed by local officials after he committed suicide
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Ronald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate [R-RI]
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 formsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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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 yearsAccording to an investigative report by The New York Times -
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 meantAccording to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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Will DismukesFmr. State Representative [R-AL]
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 periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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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 childrenAccording to an official complaint filed against Slaton and exclusively reported by The Texas Tribune
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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 withAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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James MacDonaldFmr. Harvest Bible Chapel Televangelist
4/13/23
Physically attacked 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 hospitalizedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Clarence 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 lawAccording to an exclusive investigative report by Pro Publica
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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 dislikedAccording to multiple eyewitness reports and confirmed by mainstream outlets -
Rick JohnsonFmr. State Representative [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 boardAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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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 harassmentAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Clarence 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 worldAccording to an exclusive investigative report by Pro Publica
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Rupert MurdochFmr. Fox News CEOLauded by Trump
4/05/23
According to an exclusive interview his ex-wife gave to New York magazine
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John CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate [R-IN]
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 anythingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Karen PhillipsCounty Clerk [R-TX]
4/05/23
Aided her son in his attempt to avoid getting arrested by the police following a traffic stop gone awryAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Donald Trump45th U.S. President
162.3m
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 victoryAccording to reporting by numerous outlets over a yearslong period -
Dean DavisState Representative [R-OK]
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 premisesAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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David 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 propertyAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Richard EckstromFmr. State Comptroller [R-SC]30 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 problemAccording to an investigative report by South Carolina representatives that resulted in his resignation -
Donald Trump45th U.S. President
162.3m
3/22/23
Intentionally 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 investigatorsAccording to multiple sources and reported on by multiple major outlets
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3/16/23
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President
162.3m
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 fundingAccording to multiple sources in an investigative report by The Guardian -
Brian 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 influenceAccording to arrest records filed by local police -
Jeffrey GreesonState Representative [R-NH]
3/11/23
According to charging documents filed by local police and corroborated by video footage taken by the victim
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Brian 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 testAccording to arrest records filed by local police
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Priscilla GiddingsState Representative [R-ID]
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 publicAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim and reported on by NBC News
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Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative [R-ID]
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 himAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim and reported on by NBC News
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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 themAccording to the copy of the restraining order filed against him by the alleged victims obtained by CNN
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]
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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 onlineAccording to a sworn affidavit submitted to the FBI and Secret Service by alleged accomplice Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha
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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 fingerAccording to a police affidavit filed by his own brother
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Tina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO]
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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 handcuffsAccording to an arrest report filed by local police
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Nate PaulConservative Businessman [R]
3/04/23
Lied to a judge under oath about financial transfers he made in violation of a previous court order which resulted in a judge sentencing him to 10 days in jail and fining him $181,760According to a ruling by the judge presiding over his criminal case
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Trent HinkleCommissioner [R-IN]
3/01/23
Threw his phone in a rage and struck his less than 14-year-old foster child in the leg resulting in a cut and bruise during an argument over not cleaning their roomAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Jerry ScanlanSussex County GOP Chair
2/27/23
Slammed his car into a Lexus stopped at a red light and then failed a field sobriety test and when in custody took a breathalyzer test which was almost twice the legal limit shortly after attending an annual GOP brunch at a local country clubAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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2/27/23
Lied about being a "former member of law enforcement" who had a specialization in "international sex crimes" when in fact he was a volunteer reserve deputy who had zero involvement in sex trafficking cases and only lasted two years because he had made no progress in his field training and rarely showed up to required meetingsAccording to an investigative report by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]
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2/24/23
Lied to a judge about working for Goldman Sachs during a bail hearing for a friend who was accused of fraudAccording to court documents obtained by Politico
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Robert OtterstatterFmr. City Council Member Candidate [R-NY]
2/23/23
Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasionsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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2/23/23
Moved tens of thousands of campaign dollars into an account to fund a recount that he never actually sought after his 2022 election loss in an apparent attempt to hold on to the cash instead of giving it back to donors as required by lawAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Joe StaysniakFmr. Radio Host
2/22/23
Struck his son, choked his son's boyfriend and threatened them with a gun as they sat in a parked car outside his homeAccording to charging documents obtained by NBC News
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2/22/23
Gave Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of January 6 insurrection footage captured by surveillance cameras throughout the Capitol complex despite the very real possibility that sensitive information pertaining to the security of the Capitol could be made publicAccording to an exclusive report by Axios
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2/22/23
Refused to publicly release a final report his own staff spent 10,000 hours on that debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories because it didn't back up his claim that the election was rife with fraud after he publicly claimed he had found "serious vulnerabilities" in the voting system which wasn't trueAccording to documents released by his successor and reported on by The Washington Post
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Matt GrossellState Representative [R-MN]
2/17/23
Swerved in and out of his lane at 2:30am while going nearly 20 mph over the speed limit and was found to have a BAC of over twice the legal limit after police pulled him over and then unsuccessfully tried to exploit his personal relationship with the arresting officer to get out of trouble, which is especially egregious as he was a former sheriff's deputy who served on his legislature's "Public Safety" committeeAccording to a police report filed by local officials -
2/16/23
Lied about earning a second bachelors degree in economics from Middle Tennessee State while also publicly asserting "I'm an economist" on numerous occasionsAccording to an investigative report by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville -
Peter FilibertoFmr. City Council Member [R-FL]
2/14/23
Attempted to flee from police on his motorcycle but wobbled and fell to the ground before he could get away, refused a field sobriety test, was found to be driving on a suspended license and had 10 grams of cocaine hidden in his shoesAccording to charging documents filed by local police