The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 501 - 600 of 1358 Scandals
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Ted TomaszewskiFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
1/17/23
Engaged in multiple sex acts including penetrative sex with a 15-year-old boy over a two-month periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative
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1/17/23
Pocketed $3,000 from a GoFundMe fundraiser meant to save a homeless veteran's dying service dog who later diedAccording to an investigative report by Patch.com -
Kim Phuong TaylorWife [R]
1/12/23
Illegally submitted dozens of phony voter registrations, absentee ballot requests and absentee ballots from members of the Vietnamese community in her district in the 2020 Iowa Republican primary in an attempt to help her husband Jeremy Taylor's campaign for the US HouseAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
1/12/23
Illegally coordinated with the leader of a Republican state PAC to pay an opposition research firm $52,000 to investigate the Democratic candidate for governor in violation of state law barring PACs from working with local and state political partiesAccording to MassGOP party treasurer Pat Crowley and confirmed by The Boston Herald
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative
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697kMAGA Enthusiast
1/09/23
Allowed a top campaign aide to impersonate GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's chief of staff in calls soliciting money from wealthy donors in both the 2020 and 2022 election cyclesAccording to an investigative report by CNBC1/09/23
Suspiciously listed 37 campaign expenses on purchases like a hotel stay in Miami and other travel expenses as costing $199.99 -- one cent below the legally binding $200 threshold that required itemized receipts -- on his campaign finance formsAccording to allegations detailed in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit campaign watchdog The Campaign Legal Center -
276k33 Years in GOP
1/06/23
Cashed in between $628,000 and $1.72 million in stocks from companies seen as vulnerable to the burgeoning COVID-19 outbreak over a series of 33 separate transactions after receiving confidential briefings as chair of the Senate Intelligence CommitteeAccording to financial disclosures reported on by the media -
463kMAGA Enthusiast
1/06/23
Hypocritically engaged in gay behavior where he groped 3 men and attempted to kiss another without their consent while leading an organization that promotes anti-LGBTQ policies and gives a prominent platform to virulently anti-gay demagoguesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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22.3mLauded by Trump
1/02/23
According to video of the incident verified by TMZ
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Tom DavisState Senator [R-SC]
1/02/23
Passed out with his head against his steering wheel after pulling over in a strip mall parking lot because he realized he was too drunk to driveAccording to the arresting officer who cited him for public intoxication -
Jeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]25 Years in GOP
12/30/22
Failed to pay over $625k in court-ordered child support even after a judge found he easily had the finances to do so and was held in contempt of court and jailed until he paid it off in fullAccording to court documents reported by local newspapers
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12.3mMAGA Enthusiast
12/30/22
Operated an international human trafficking & sex abuse ring that lured unsuspecting women into performing in adult videos without their consent under threat of violence if they attempted to fleeAccording to charging documents filed by Romanian authorities
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12/21/22
Forced Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart to perform oral sex on him in an office at Fox News’ headquarters while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim
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12/21/22
Voted using his former invalid address instead of the one he actually lived at in a different county 60 miles away in the 2022 primary, general and U.S. Senate runoff electionsAccording to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Joel SartoriCarl Paladino Political Aide
12/20/22
According to charging documents by local officials
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative
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697kMAGA Enthusiast
12/19/22
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 BrazilAccording to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities12/19/22
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 went12/19/22
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 allAccording to an investigative report by The New York TimesLied about working for Goldman Sachs and also Citigroup as an "associate asset manager" of which both companies confirmed they had no information of him ever working for themAccording to an investigative report by The New York Times
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Danny RampeyState Rep. Nominee [R-GA]
12/16/22
Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living community he managed by entering their apartments when they were not home and was caught in the act by police who had been tipped off by residents who reported their missing prescriptions to the authoritiesAccording to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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Brandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff
12/13/22
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Nina WebberWyoming GOP Staffer
12/12/22
Indiscriminately 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 propertyAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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William PruittFmr. Chief of Police
12/09/22
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 herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George MengesFmr. Manuel Asensio Aide
12/05/22
Sexually assaulted an unnamed woman and was charged with sexual battery and kidnapping after she reported him to the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Gainesville Sun
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Brian StoutState Representative
12/02/22
Began performing oral sex on a woman which went beyond what she had consented to and despite her repeatedly telling him to stop which he only did when his wife walked in the roomAccording to court records that confirmed a judge granted the woman's request for a restraining order against Stout
12/02/22
Kissed and cuddled with a woman who wasn't his wife in his office and then out of nowhere pushed her onto the couch and physically restrained her while he quietly stared at her with what she described as a "weird look" which frightened her so much that a judge granted her a restraining order against him for five yearsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
12/02/22
Threatened to kill a woman he was romantically involved with by throwing her off a cliff or slitting her throat if she ever told anyone about their relationshipAccording to a protective order filed by the alleged victim and granted by a local judge
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Vanessa TijerinaFmr. State Sen. Candidate
12/01/22
Was arrested for suspected DUI after calling 911 on herself thinking she was involved in a crash which police determined was not trueAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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12/01/22
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 withAccording to victim testimony in a report from The Daily Beast -
Kevin EtheringtonFmr. Deputy District Attorney
11/28/22
Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computerAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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11/23/22
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 timeAccording to publicly available tax documents obtained by CNN
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Todd ChrisleyMedia Personalities [R]
11/21/22
Illegally obtained over $30 million in loans by lying to numerous financial institutions about their assets and then failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal taxes on the ill-gotten moneyAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Elbert GuilloryFmr. State Senator [R-LA]
11/21/22
Ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle, fled the area after exchanging information with the owner of the vehicle he hit and was later taken into custody after police caught up with him and were told he refused to take any field sobriety testsAccording to the arresting officers who took Guillory into custody
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
11/18/22
Shared an image taken from a highly secretive spy satellite that could have helped adversaries better understand US spy capabilities to his Twitter followersAccording to a declassified document obtained by NPR
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Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
11/10/22
Asked an NFL cheerleader to have sex with one of his friends during a party and when she immediately reported him to two of her superiors, she was told to just brush it off and avoid him for the rest of the partyBullied and questioned male subordinates' heterosexuality when they didn't agree with his preconceived perception of what it means to be a man11/10/22
Personally fired two Washington Commanders cheerleaders after they accused an NFL player of sexual misconduct and falsely blamed the incident on the victims instead of the player responsibleAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Tommy BryantCity Council Member [R-AL]
11/07/22
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 chiefAccording to eyewitness accounts and documented in a report by AL.com -
11/05/22
Frequently called to “harass, annoy and terrify” the paster of a Baptist church, posted a number of social media threats against him and also made a number of salacious sexualized comments about the pastor's wifeAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Leanette LopezFmr. State Rep. Candidate
11/04/22
Assaulted a police officer by grabbing and bending their hand backward while she was booked for driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest in which she refused police officer orders to exit her vehicle parked in the middle of the road and when asked if she wished to contact her attorney responded with “Blah Blah Blah”According to charging documents filed by local prosecutors -
Ryan MartinezFmr. State Representative
11/03/22
Was found visibly drunk in the driver's seat of his vehicle with the engine running outside of a bar and was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test, but not before he unsuccessfully attempted to get out of trouble by falsely asserting that the state legislator was in a special session and he was therefore immune from prosecutionAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Laurie SmithFmr. Sheriff [R-CA]52 Years in GOP
11/03/22
Raked in thousands of dollars in illegal campaign donations and accepted gifts including a suite at an NHL game from wealthy donors in exchange for special treatment helping them obtain concealed weapons permits that her office was in charge of approvingAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Joel KoskanFmr. State Rep. Nominee
11/03/22
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 childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Steven PankeyGov. Candidate [R-ID]
10/31/22
According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Julianna StroutCommissioner [R-FL]
10/27/22
Falsely asserted she was a paralegal to federal authorities so she could enter an immigration detention facility her romantic partner was being held atShe pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 hours of community service and probation -
Charles FinleyCommissioner [R-MI]
10/26/22
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 headsAccording to a police report filed by state police
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Fred PiccoloFmr. Jackie Toledo Campaign Mgr.
10/25/22
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 consentAccording to a lawsuit filed by former state rep Jackie Toledo
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Gary KuehnSchool Board Member [R-TN]
10/24/22
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 behaviorAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Jody GreeneFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]
10/21/22
Had a monthslong extramarital affair with a female subordinate where they had sex in multiple places including his office, patrol car, home and a local shooting range and eventually impregnated herAccording to court records reported by local publications
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Charlie PierceFmr. Mayor [R-AK]19 Years in GOP
10/21/22
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 retaliationAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and first reported on by The Anchorage Daily News
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Randy Gene KaufmanFmr. School Board Member Candidate
10/18/22
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 childrenAccording to an arrest report filed by local police -
10/16/22
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 marriageAccording to a bombshell report by Reuters
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1.4mMAGA Podcaster
10/06/22
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 timeAccording to an inhouse investigation resulting in his firing
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10/03/22
Repeatedly solicited sexual favors from a young woman who worked in the state secretary of state's officeAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com
10/03/22
Tried to pin down and kiss a woman he invited to his apartment, but she was able to escape before he could harm her furtherAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com -
10/03/22
Kept secret credible sexual assault allegations against the Republican Secretary of State for over a month ostensibly to protect himAccording to an exclusive report by The Statehouse File
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10/03/22
Pinned a young woman against the wall and rubbed his body against hers as he tried to kiss her and rip her shirt offAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com
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10/03/22
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 motherAccording to a report by The Daily Beast -
10/03/22
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Adam HagemanTrump Commerce Dept. Official
10/01/22
9/30/22
Admitted 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 chatAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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9/28/22
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 dormitory9/28/22
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 fightingAccording to military records obtained by The Associated Press
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Mike EricksonFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
9/27/22
Ran a stop sign and proceeded to drive erratically until police who observed him "stumble" out of a bar around 1:40am pulled him over, noticed an "overwhelming odor of alcohol" and conducted a field sobriety test which he failed spectacularly and then was found to have oxycodone that had not been prescribed to him and yet he also portrayed himself as a "tough on crime" candidateAccording to court documents reported by local newspapers
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Hunter LarkinMayor [R-KS]
9/27/22
Weaved in and out of his lane around 1:30am and then failed a field sobriety test after police pulled him overAccording to arresting documents filed by local police
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9/23/22
Was found liable for $120k in damages 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 activitiesAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the firm Democracy Partners
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9/16/22
Forcibly kissed and groped a congressional intern and ignored her pleas to stop after creating a situation where he was able to get her alone in his carAccording to an allegation filed by the alleged victim and reported by mainstream media
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9/16/22
Tried to convince a client of his to begin a sexual relationship in an "obsessive and unrelenting" manner and retaliated against her by demanding ever-increasing attorney's fees when she rebuffed his advancesAccording to a ruling by a federal appeals court that suspended his law license for 18 months
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Billy OswaldFmr. State Sen. Candidate
9/13/22
9/13/22
Offered numerous female employees up to a $15k raise if they agreed to have sex with him whenever he wanted9/13/22
According to a federal lawsuit filed by a former employee
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Jason SchofieldCommissioner [R-NY]
9/13/22
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 informationAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Merrill NelsonFmr. State Representative
9/08/22
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 yearsAccording to court records reported by mainstream outlets -
Steve BannonFmr. Trump Chief StrategistLauded by Trump
9/08/22
Stole $1 million in donations from a "We Build the Wall" GoFundMe campaign using fake invoices and accountsAccording to charging documents filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office -
Walt SmithCommissioner [R-TX]
9/07/22
Ran a red light and slammed his pickup truck into a larger box truck at 3am causing a crash that dragged their vehicles for several hundred feet after which he failed a videotaped field sobriety test during which he was swaying, struggled to do a one-leg stand and was observed having a strong odor of alcohol by officers on sceneAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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9/07/22
Purchased a diary stolen from Joe Biden's granddaughter for $40,000 and soon after leaked it to a reporter at another rightwing outlet who posted the private material days before the 2020 Presidential electionAccording to court records reported by The Intercept
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Aileen CannonFederal Judge [R]
9/05/22
Issued an egregiously bad ruling that helped protect Donald Trump by hamstringing the FBI's ability to reclaim classified government documents he illegally took with him to Mar-a-Lago by appointing a "special master" to review the documents before they could examine them further which was later overturned unanimously by one of the most conservative appeals courts in the countryAccording to a ruling in Trump's favor handed down by Judge Cannon -
Ben ParisGOP County Chair
9/01/22
Made illegal campaign contributions and filed false financial reports to cover it up to promote an independent "ghost candidate" who got 4,800 votes likely swinging the election to the Republican who won by a narrow 300 votesHe was found guilty of a misdemeanor campaign violation and sentenced to a year of probation, 200 hours of community service and $42,000 fine
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Joe MartinezFmr. County Commissioner
8/31/22
Accepted three $5k checks from a local business owner in exchange for a proposing an ordinance that would personally benefit themAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
8/31/22
Forced a 19-year-old legislative intern to perform oral sex on him, digitally penetrated her without consent and then ejaculated on her stomachHe was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Luke BowenFmr. Texas Right to Life Executive
8/25/22
Solicited sex with a 13-year-old girl over the internet and sent her pictures of his erect penis not realizing he was actually communicating with an undercover police officer at the same time he was the political director for a prominent anti-abortion organization that espoused far-right "family values"According to charging documents filed by Assistant District Attorney Kelly Blackburn
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Cade CothrenGlen Casada Chief of Staff
8/23/22
Created a fictitious consulting company along with state reps. Glen Casada and Robin Smith where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also paid Casada and Smith a bribe in exchange for their help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendorAccording to charging documents filed in federal court
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Glen CasadaFmr. House Speaker [R-TN]
8/23/22
Created a fictitious consulting company along with state rep. Robin Smith and his chief of staff where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also accepted bribes from his chief of staff in exchange for his help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendorAccording to charging documents filed in federal court
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Perry Hooper Jr.Trump Campaign AL Co-ChairMAGA Enthusiast
8/23/22
Grabbed a restaurant hostess's breasts, kissed her neck and shoved his pelvis into her and then taunted that he'll "get away with it" because he's a member of a politically connected family while also married with three childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Scott EskFmr. State Rep. Candidate
8/22/22
Allegedly made frequent phone calls to a "house of prostitution" presumably to have sex with the women who worked there while also being a married father of threeAccording to accusations made by his estranged wife in her divorce filing
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8/22/22
Grabbed two women's buttocks without their consent during a meet and greet at a horror film conventionAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
8/21/22
Put his face inches away from a woman's breasts and asked where she got them from before trying to unhook her bra strap during a meet and greet at a horror film conventionAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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David RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
8/20/22
Failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of taxable income to the government and siphoned even more to himself through a PAC that he earned from working as an unregistered foreign agent and lobbyist for the Venezuelan governmentAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Bubba JonesFmr. Sheriff [R-KY]
8/11/22
Was indicted for official misconduct in office and tampering with a witness in an apparent attempt to cover his tracksAccording to a plea deal reached with state authorities
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
8/09/22
Riled up crowds at rallies with chants of "lock her up!" after the FBI discovered a small number of classified files accidentally stored on Hillary Clinton's secure home server, but then intentionally took 300+ documents ranging from standard classified to the most sensitive top secret storing them in insecure locations at Mar-a-Lago and subverted multiple efforts to return them to authoritiesAccording to multiple sources and reported on by all major outlets
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Paul ManniFmr. City Council Nominee
8/09/22
Forged signatures on at least nine absentee voter applications for people who were unaware he was submitting the request and lied to the county clerk by attesting he had permission to deliver the applicationsAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Matthew LeveridgeState's Attorney [R-KY]
8/03/22
Impregnated a criminal defendant his office prosecuted sometime during their two-month affair and then rescinded her pretrial diversion agreement presumably out of payback for telling his wife about the affair and baby8/03/22
Engaged in an extramarital affair with a woman who was serving jury duty in the court he was prosecuting cases in and would often boast to her that he "don't have no boss" who could reprimand him for itHad an extramarital affair with a probation officer who worked closely with defendants he presumably could have secured convictions on which makes him vulnerable to claims of bias in courtAccording to a report by The Daily Beast
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Jonathan YoungState Judge [R-TN]
7/31/22
Had sex with a married woman who was actively involved in a case in his courtroom and didn't recuse himself or disclose his behaviorAccording to a ruling by the TN board of Judicial Conduct that suspended Young for the remainder of his term -
7/27/22
Inappropriately touched an underage boy in "very predatorial and very strange" ways including grabbing his pectoral muscles, creepily rubbing his back and hugging him in a way that made the boy slide "up his hip or the side of his thigh or his bum"According to an exclusive report by The Denver Gazette
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Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
7/27/22
Was convicted of numerous criminal offenses ranging from drunk driving, giving alcohol to minors, possession of illegal drugs and carrying a concealed weapon while under the influence of drugs or alcohol over a period of four yearsAccording to a report by Boise State Public radio