The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
Displaying 201 - 250 of 925 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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Collected $50 per person at a fundraiser he hosted for animal rescue charity Friends of Pets United that did not appear to exist which makes you wonder where that money went
19 Dec 2022
According to an investigative report by The New York Times -
Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in Brazil
19 Dec 2022
According to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities -
Lied about earning degrees in economics and finance from Baruch College and New York University when in fact he hadn't earned any college degree at all
19 Dec 2022
According to an investigative report by The New York Times -
Danny Rampey [2022 GOP GA State Rep. Nominee]
16 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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Wyoming GOP Staffer Nina WebberIndiscriminately fired dozens of shots across a highway at a group of elk, forcing two people to seek cover as bullets "whizzed" by their heads while they were outside on their private property
12 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Chief of Police William Pruitt [R-FL]Raped a 14-year-old girl twice at gunpoint after luring her into his truck, threatened to "blow her brains out" if she ever told anyone, conspired with friends who were former police officers to send a torrent of threatening messages to scare her from reporting it to the authorities, and continued to stalk her even after being charged with raping her
09 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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State Rep. Joe Harding [R-FL]Illegally obtained over $45,000 in Small Business Covid-Relief Funds out of $150,000 he applied for claiming that dormant companies he owned with no employees actually had 6 employees and revenue of $800k
07 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Bryan Pritchard [2022 GA GOP State Rep. Candidate]Illegally voted in nine elections between 2008 and 2011 while he was on probation and ineligible to vote in Georgia while also having hypocritically spread baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election
06 Dec 2022
According to an investigative report by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Deputy District Attorney Kevin Etherington [R-OK]Had at least 153 videos, pictures, and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computer
05 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Aide George MengesWas charged with sexual battery and kidnapping after an unnamed woman accused him of sexually assaulting her
05 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Gainesville Sun
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Sheriff Jimmy Stephens [R-AR]Was caught with unprescribed pain killers, marijuana, and marijuana butter in his patrol car after the FBI requested that the Arkansas state police pull him over because they suspected he was involved in an illicit narcotics scheme
04 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Vanessa Tijerina [2016 TX GOP State Sen. Candidate]Was arrested for suspected DUI after calling 911 on herself thinking she was involved in a crash which police determined was not true
01 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Choked and threw a punch at his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Parsa after she confronted him about a woman she suspected he was cheating on her with
01 Dec 2022
According to victim testimony in a report from The Daily Beast -
Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Claimed a $1,500 homestead tax exemption meant for people who claim Texas their "principal residence" while he was running for a Senate seat in Georgia at the exact same time
23 Nov 2022
According to publicly available tax documents obtained by CNN
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State Sen. Elbert Guillory [R-LA]Ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle then refused a breathalyzer test and was taken into custody after police pulled her over
21 Nov 2022
According to the arresting officers who took Guillory into custody -
Shared an image taken from a highly secretive spy satellite that could have helped adversaries better understand US spy capabilities to his Twitter followers
18 Nov 2022
According to a declassified document obtained by NPR
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City Council Member Tommy Bryant [R-AL]Punched the mayor of his small town in the face without warning after accosting him in the parking lot following a heated city council meeting in the presence of multiple witnesses including the local police chief
07 Nov 2022
According to eyewitness accounts and documented in a report by AL.com -
GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Frequently called to “harass, annoy and terrify” the paster of a Baptist church, posted a number of social media threats against him, and made a number of salacious sexualized comments about the pastor's wife
05 Nov 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Sheriff Laurie Smith [R-CA]Raked in thousands of dollars in illegal "pay-for-play" campaign donations from wealthy donors in exchange for granting them concealed weapons permits and accepted gifts including a suite at an NHL game from the same donors
03 Nov 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Joel Koskan [2022 GOP SD State Rep. Nominee]Raped, orally penetrated, and sexually molested his adopted daughter over a six-year period beginning when she was just twelve years old and waged an intimidation campaign to keep her quiet by monitoring her every move via GPS and home video surveillance, which ironically is how he found out she reported him to the police while also being a married father of young children who frequently espoused the virtues of traditional family values
03 Nov 2022
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Steven Pankey [1800 ID GOP Gov. Candidate]
31 Oct 2022
According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Commissioner Julianna Strout [R-FL]Falsely asserted she was a paralegal to federal authorities so she could enter an immigration detention facility her romantic partner was being held at
27 Oct 2022
She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 hours of community service and probation -
Commissioner Charles Finley [R-MI]Falsely identified himself as a police officer and prevented a school bus with children on board from leaving before state police arrived after getting involved in a private dispute between two children who inadvertently bumped heads
26 Oct 2022
According to a police report filed by state police
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Fred Piccolo [Campaign Manager]Texted state rep Jackie Toledo an unsolicited image of his erect penis and a number of other photographs of himself in "various states of undress" without her consent
25 Oct 2022
According to a lawsuit filed by former state rep Jackie Toledo
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School Board Member Gary Kuehn [R-TN]Pulled out his penis and began stroking himself in front of a nurse until he had an erection after asking her if a testosterone shot she just administered would "make him hard" and then asked her not to leave the room while he continued his lewd behavior
24 Oct 2022
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State Rep. Jeremy Durham [R-TN]Crashed his car after which arriving officers observed signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech, dilated pupils, unsteadiness on his feet, responded with "lawyer" each of the many times he was asked to take a field sobriety test, and resisted arrest by trying to pull away from officers handcuffing him
23 Oct 2022
According to arresting documents filed by local police -
Sheriff Jody Greene [R-NC]Had a monthslong extramarital affair with a female subordinate where they had sex in his office, home, local shooting range, and once even kicked out the window of his patrol car while they were having sex and eventually impregnated her
21 Oct 2022
According to court records reported by local publications
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Mayor Charlie Pierce [R-AK]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 alleged misconduct without fear of retaliation
21 Oct 2022
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and first reported on by The Anchorage Daily News
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Randy Gene Kaufman [2022 AZ GOP School Board Member Candidate]Pleasured himself watching videos in his truck within view of a busy road used by parents to pick up children from a nearby preschool after having spewed propaganda about wanting to protect children
18 Oct 2022
According to an arrest report filed by local police -
Jerry Falwell Jr. [Televangelist]Watched his wife have sex with a much younger man both in person and via CCTV over a period of seven years while also being a minister who preached the virtues of monogamy and abstinence before marriage
16 Oct 2022
According to a bombshell report by Reuters
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Elijah Schaffer [Podcaster]Drunkenly grabbed a co-worker's breasts without her consent while they sat next to each other in a crowded movie theater while also being married at the time
06 Oct 2022
According to an inhouse investigation resulting in his firing -
IN Secretary of State Diego Morales [R]Repeatedly solicited sexual favors from a young woman who worked in the state secretary of state's office
03 Oct 2022
According to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com -
IN Secretary of State Diego Morales [R]Tried to pin down and kiss a woman he invited to his apartment, but she was able to escape before he could harm her further
03 Oct 2022
According to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com -
Kyle HupferKept secret credible sexual assault allegations against the Republican Secretary of State for over a month ostensibly to protect him
03 Oct 2022
According to an exclusive report by The Statehouse File
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IN Secretary of State Diego Morales [R]Pinned a young woman against the wall and rubbed his body against hers as he tried to kiss her and rip her shirt off
03 Oct 2022
According to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com
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Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Paid for ex-girlfriend to get an abortion in 2009 and later expressed support for a total abortion ban with no exception for incest, rape, or the life of the mother
03 Oct 2022
According to a report by The Daily Beast -
Alabama GOP Chair John Wahl
03 Oct 2022
According to investigative report by AL.com -
Aide Adam HagemanAdmitted to sexually abusing a child as young as 12-years-old and wrote about wanting to have sex with children between 12 and 16 in an online group chat
30 Sep 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Aide Adam Hageman
30 Sep 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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J.R. Majewski [2022 GOP OH Rep. Nominee]Falsely claimed he was a combat veteran who served under "tough" conditions in the Afghanistan War, but military records show he never actually deployed to Afghanistan and instead spent six months loading planes on a military base in Qatar over 1,000 miles away from the fighting
28 Sep 2022
According to military records obtained by The Associated Press
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J.R. Majewski [2022 GOP OH Rep. Nominee]Drove drunk on his military base in Okinawa, Japan after which his military rank was demoted, but publicly he blamed the demotion on a fight he had in his dormitory
28 Sep 2022
According to military records obtained by The Associated Press
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Mike Erickson [2022 GOP OR Rep. Nominee]Ran a stop sign and proceeded to drive erratically until police who observed him leave a bar pulled him over, noticed an "overwhelming odor of alcohol" and conducted a field sobriety test which he failed spectacularly then was found to have oxycodone that had not been prescribed to him and yet he also portrayed himself as a "tough on crime" candidate
27 Sep 2022
According to court documents reported by local newspapers -
Project VeritasWas found liable for $120k for violating wiretapping laws after illegally recording multiple conversations inside a Democratic political consulting group which they later "heavily edited" to deceitfully insinuate the group was involved in unscrupulous activities
23 Sep 2022
According to a civil lawsuit filed by the firm Democracy Partners
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Aron Peña [Staff Leaders]Forcibly kissed and groped a congressional intern and ignored her pleas to stop after creating a situation where they would be alone in his car together
16 Sep 2022
According to an allegation filed by the alleged victim and reported by mainstream media
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Aron Peña [Staff Leaders]Inappropriately touched and kissed a congressional intern without her consent while he was working for the Texas Republican Party
16 Sep 2022
According to an exclusive report by Current Revolt
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Judicial Watch Founder Larry KlaymanTried to pressure a client of his into having a sexual relationship in an "obsessive and unrelenting" manner, and when she rebuffed his advances, he retaliated by demanding ever increasing fees in order to continue representing her in a lawsuit
16 Sep 2022
According to a ruling by a federal appeals court that suspended his law license for 18 months
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Commissioner Jason Schofield [R-NY]Filled out and submitted eight absentee ballots for unwitting voters without their knowledge or consent by taking advantage of his position on a local elections board to access their voter information
13 Sep 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
State Rep. Merrill Nelson [R-UT]Convinced a Mormon bishop to keep allegations of child sexual abuse by a member of his church against his daughters secret under false pretenses that he could be sued if he did even though state law in Arizona -- where the alleged abuse took place -- specifically protects people who report child abuse, which allowed the abuse to continue for a number of years
08 Sep 2022
According to court records reported by mainstream outlets -
Steve Bannon [Fmr. Trump Chief Strategist]Stole $1 million in donations from a "We Build the Wall" GoFundMe campaign using fake invoices and accounts
08 Sep 2022
According to charging documents filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office -
Commissioner Walt Smith [R-TX]Ran a red light at 3am slamming his pickup truck into a larger box truck causing a crash that dragged their vehicles for several hundred feet after which he failed a videotaped field sobriety during which he was swaying, struggled to do a one-leg stand and was observed having a strong odor of alcohol by officers on scene
07 Sep 2022
According to a police report filed by local officials