The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 601 - 700 of 1361 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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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Impregnated a criminal defendant his office prosecuted sometime during their two-month affair and then rescinded her pretrial diversion agreement presumably out of payback for telling his wife about the affair and babyAccording to a report by The Daily Beast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
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Richard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative
7/27/22
Illegally paid $92,800 in taxpayer funds to his legislative aide's relatives to pay for rent at two cottages located well outside his district by falsely declaring that one cottage was his district office which entitled him to a taxpayer funded stipendAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Vish BurraGeorge Santos Political Aide
7/23/22
Was caught with 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1,000 milligrams of psilocybin (also known as magic mushrooms) stashed in his apartment following a police raidAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Steve BannonFmr. Trump Chief StrategistLauded by Trump
7/22/22
Defied a Congressional subpoena requiring him to testify before the 1/6 Committee using specious claims of executive privilege and was sentenced to 4 months in jailAccording to a federal jury who found him guilty of contempt of Congress -
Ryan WhiteFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
7/20/22
Filed a false police report erroneously claiming that a young child was being forced to perform sex acts on male customers at an adult bookstore he worked at which resulted in police using up valuable resources and time to investigate his accusationAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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7/19/22
Used his influence as a US Rep. to convince a judge to order the arrest and jailing of the husband of a woman he was having an extramarital affair with on bogus kidnapping charges so he could continue seeing her unabatedAccording to an exclusive report by the Charleston Post and Courier
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
7/12/22
Personally attempted to contact a 1/6 Committee witness presumably to pressure them to not disclose any damaging information about him when they testified before the committeeAccording to the 1/6 Select Committee
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Jonathan HernandezFmr. Oklahoma College Republicans Chair
7/11/22
Performed oral sex on a 14-year-old boy he met at a church he ministered inside his dorm room at Oklahoma Christian University after watching adult videos with himAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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7/10/22
Secretly paid over $12 million to four women to keep them from going public with their allegations of sexual misconduct and made each of them sign a nondisclosure agreement to ensure their accusations never saw the light of dayAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Dean TranFmr. State Senator [R-MA]
7/01/22
Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroomAccording to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General
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Tex McIverLawyer [R]
6/30/22
Shot his wife through the passenger seat of a car her close friend was driving shortly after he asked her for his .38 revolver from the center console claiming there was a danger that did not exist and suspiciously tried to get her friend to lie to police about it in a trial in which prosecutors described his life as ""spinning out of control" due to financial troubles that killing her would resolveAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Richard BraswellCommissioner [R-NC]
6/29/22
Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Mark ThompsonCounty Commissioner [R-MO]
6/29/22
Stole a lawn sign that belonged to a political opponent of his while driving in a truck owned by county taxpayers mere months after being caught on video stealing the same opponent's sign from the parking lot of a private businessAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Arlyn BriggsFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-KS]
6/27/22
Called the local police department to warn that he "may shoot" police officers if they attempted to enter his home and arrest a wanted man he was harboringAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Frederick FrazierState Representative
6/25/22
Impersonated a city compliance officer on at least two occasions so he could order people to remove campaign signs his opponent had displayed at local businesses while also portraying himself as a fierce defender of law and orderAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Jeann LugoFmr. State Sen. Candidate
6/25/22
Punched his female opponent in the face at an abortion rally causing her to go to the hospital for a possible concussion and fled the scene presumably because he knew his assault was not justifiedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Matt McIlravyFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
6/22/22
Solicited sex with who he thought was a 12-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police officer over a series of private messages on the internet while also being a married father of two boysAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
6/21/22
Tried to remove a female Washington Commanders employee's clothes, groped her and unsuccessfully tried to get her to have sex with him in a private area of his chartered plane out of view of the other passengers while also being married6/21/22
Secretly paid $1.6 million to a female Washington Commanders employee who accused him of sexual assault in order to keep her from going public with her allegationsAccording to allegations made by the alleged victim first reported by The Washington Post
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
6/18/22
Strongly hinted that he would pardon people convicted of crimes related to the 1/6 insurrection by saying he'll be "looking at them very, very seriously," but only if they didn't cooperate with authoritiesAccording to a speech he gave that was covered by multiple outlets -
Couy GriffinFmr. County Commissioner
6/17/22
Pushed through barriers set up by Capitol Police officers who were trying to prevent him from gaining access to the Capitol during the 1/6 insurrectionAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Brandon BeckhamFmr. State Sen. Candidate
6/15/22
Violated his restraining order by sending at least two campaign emails to the woman he is accused of sexually assaulting which addressed her by name and discussed his criminal caseAccording to a court filing by the prosecutor overseeing his sexual assault case
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6/14/22
Fathered three secret children out of wedlock and only took responsibility for his youngest child after the mother took him to court in order to force him to pay child supportAccording to an investigative report by The Daily Beast
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Kimberly McPhersonFmr. City Council Member
6/08/22
Cast three ballots in other people's names in a general election and in one other person's name in a primary election held in 2021According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
306kMAGA Enthusiast
6/06/22
Defied a Congressional subpoena requiring him to testify before the January 6th Committee by citing legally dubious claims of executive privilegeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jimmy NealCommissioner [R-TN]
5/27/22
Possessed and distributed felony images of underage girls as an administrator of an online child pornography groupAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ricky CarterFmr. County Commissioner
5/26/22
Teamed up with his adult son to brutally assault his own brother-in-law resulting in him needing emergency medical care at a hospital and drew his gun on and threatened to harm a neighbor who attempted to interveneAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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1.1mLauded by Trump
5/26/22
Unlawfully destroyed official documents in burn bags -- to the point that his wife complained to top Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson that "all of his suits smell like a bonfire" -- and flushed others down the toilet in violation of a federal law that mandates all of a President's records must be sent to the National Archives presumably to cover up some sort of misconductAccording to testimony given by one of his top aides to the January 6th select committee -
5/23/22
Used $1,929.07 in campaign funds to pay for 11 months' worth of dues to gain "unlimited access" to a private social and dining club located in TexasAccording to a report released by the nonpartisan House Ethics Committee
Spent $3,147.06 in campaign funds to pay for an extravagant dinner at a private social and dining club that the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics reported was likely a personal expense and not a fundraising event as he claimedAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Johnny HuntFmr. SBC President
5/23/22
Groped a Southern Baptist Conference pastor's wife 24 years his junior under her shirt, pulled down her shorts and forcibly kissed her without consent after he gained entry into her condo presumably because she didn't have any reason to be concerned about himIndependent firm hired by the SBC found the victim's allegations credible, Corroborated by three witnesses the firm found to be credible, Corroborated by a counseling minister who worked with the victim and her husband
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John OxendineFmr. Commissioner [R-GA]
5/20/22
Raked in over $600,000 in kickbacks from a health insurance fraud scheme that charged providers with over $2.5 million worth of unnecessary tests that were ordered from doctors and conducted by a pharmaceutical company who were all involved in the conspiracyAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
5/19/22
Exposed his erect penis and rubbed his massage therapists' leg without consent before offering to buy her a horse if she agreed to give him an erotic massage which she declinedMusk's company SpaceX paid the woman $250,000 and made her sign a nondisclosure agreement
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John OxendineFmr. Commissioner [R-GA]
5/12/22
Spent roughly $100,000 in campaign donations on personal expenses that included a down payment on a home, luxury cars and childcare expensesAccording to a complaint filed by the Georgia Ethics Commission which he settled by agreeing to forfeit $128,000 dollars left in his campaign account without admitting any guilt
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Sabrina BellFmr. State Judge [R-IN]
5/12/22
Struck her ex-husband in the face in front of their children after she initiated a verbal argument with himAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Andrew WilhoiteFmr. City Council Nominee
5/06/22
Murdered his wife by forcefully striking her in the head with a flower pot and then dumped her in a nearby creekAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George KruseCommissioner [R-FL]
5/05/22
Lost control of his truck and slammed into a tree and then refused a breathalyzer test after police noticed he had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and reported that he was "obviously impaired"According to charging documents filed by local police
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5/04/22
Got on top of another man while he was naked and simulated receiving oral sex by repeatedly thrusting his pelvis near their head while making high-pitched moaning soundsAccording to a NSFW video posted online by an anonymous source
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Ben IgnatowiczYork County, SC Republican Party Chair
5/02/22
Spanked a child under his care in the bottom so hard that it caused bruising and admitted to police officers that he "would agree it was excessive"According to charging documents filed by state police -
4/30/22
Routinely choked his girlfriend unconscious during sex to the point of causing her to suffer convulsions even after she laid down clear ground rules stipulating what she was comfortable with and sometimes had anal sex with her while she was unconscious from his strangulation and unable to consentAccording to a woman from Cleveland, OH he dated over a yearslong period who provided texts and photographic evidence backing up her claims
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4/28/22
Allegedly raped a female college student after luring her to his dorm room with the promise of a glass of Champagne which he drugged causing her to begin “feeling weird" and lose consciousnessA jury found him not guilty despite strong evidence to the contrary
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4/26/22
Attempted to take his loaded handgun onto his airplane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, but was stopped by TSA agents who took possession of his weapon and issued him a citationAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
4/26/22
Promoted a new cryptocurrency he had secret information on one day before it was released to the public without disclosing his investment as required by lawThe House Ethics Committee ordered Cawthorn to pay $14,237.49 to charity after their investigation concluded he acted improperly
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Terry JudyFmr. Sheriff Candidate
4/21/22
Stayed at a stop sign for "an abnormal length of time" at 1:30am before driving into oncoming traffic and nearly crashing head-on into another vehicle and had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath and couldn't answer simple questions after getting pulled overAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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4/20/22
Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught by the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
4/20/22
Mentally and emotionally abused his minor child by implying they will "burn in hell" and spitefully wished they will become ill any time they "see or touch something" they enjoyed over a series of texts and emails that resulted in his estranged wife being granted a restraining order against himAccording to a police report filed by his estranged wife
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4/14/22
Reached up the skirt and fondled a state senator's bare leg and groped another young woman's buttocks in front of a roomful of people at a public eventAccording to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska ExaminerInappropriately groped and touched eight women aged from their late teens to mid-20's at political events, beauty pageants and other functions over a five-year periodAccording to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska Examiner
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Paul ThurmanFmr. Nueces County GOP Director
4/13/22
Tried to break into his former boss's home with a large rock but was arrested by police in the backyard before he was able to gain entryAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
338kMAGA Enthusiast
4/10/22
Accepted a $2 billion investment from a major investment fund managed by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia -- a major Trump ally during his Administration -- mere months after he stopped working at the Trump White HouseAccording to previously undisclosed documents obtained by The New York Times -
Ruben VerastiguiFmr. RNC Staffer
4/08/22
Collected a whopping 152 felony videos and 50 felony images of children -- some who were babies -- and traded them with other criminals he found onlineAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
4/08/22
Failed to disclose gifts he received from foreign governments in 2020 in a clear violation of the Constitutional ban explicatively prohibiting Presidents from accepting gifts from foreign leaders without Congressional approvalAccording to an official report from the State Department
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4/07/22
Broke the terms of his probation by fraudulently asserting that 40 hours of work on his political campaign counted towards community service he was ordered to completeAccording to a contempt ruling by the presiding judge
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Brian YoungFmr. City Council Member
4/06/22
Illegally voted in multiple elections and even represented a district he didn't actually live in after using his parents address as his own on his voter registrationAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/28/22
Threatened to release unspecified "false information" about a county sheriff and local police chief if they didn't grant him immunity in an unrelated caseAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ian SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
3/28/22
Swerved so erratically that he forced another driver to take measures to avoid a collision, struggled on a field sobriety test after police pulled him over and was arrested after he refused to take a breathalyzerAccording to a police report filed by local police
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590kMAGA Enthusiast
3/22/22
Pushed his wife to the floor and took all her personal belongings including her cellphone, wallet and keys so she couldn't call for help or escape their house with her children3/22/22
According to a sworn affidavit by his ex-wife and reported by national media
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Paul KennedyFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
3/18/22
Stole an unknown amount from parking meters that was supposed to be deposited into a government bank account and sold government office furniture through a social media account with the intention of keeping the money he made from the saleAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Anthony BoenFmr. Sheriff [R-AR]
3/12/22
Punched a detainee in the head multiple times with a closed fist while they were shackled to a bench and returned a short time later to punch him in the head a second time before spitting on him and later asked corrections officers who witnessed the assault to lie about what they saw to investigatorsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
3/12/22
Slammed a detainee onto the floor and ripped his hair during an interrogation and later asked corrections officers who witnessed the assault to lie about what they saw to investigatorsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Brandon BeckhamFmr. State Sen. Candidate
3/10/22
Forcibly pinned his date to the ground and tried to rip her clothing off while ignoring her demand that he let her go and then admitted that he had "gone too far" with her in a subsequent phone callAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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James HarrisFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
3/10/22
Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed itAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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David SchamensTrump PAC Exec
3/08/22
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 insteadAccording to charging documents filed by federal authorities
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Robin SmithFmr. State Representative
3/07/22
Accepted an illegal $24,000 bribe in exchange for pressuring other state lawmakers to contract with a fake consulting company the state speaker of the house createdShe pled guilty to wire fraud and agreed to become a cooperating witness for the prosecution
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1.1mLauded by Trump
3/06/22
Registered to vote from NC mobile home he never visited in violation of state law that says it's illegal to vote from an address where you are not a legal residentAccording to an investigative report by The New Yorker -
3/05/22
Broke security protocols by sharing live images of a briefing U.S. Representatives & Senators had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy despite being asked not to share any posts or images until the meeting had concludedAccording to reporting by NBC News & other media outlets -
Ronald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate
3/04/22
Illegally stashed two pistols, three rounds of ammunition and flashlights stuffed with cocaine, amphetamine and oxycodone in a duffel bag hidden in the ceiling of a men’s bathroom inside a local tractor supply storeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Victor BarbosaFmr. City Council Member
3/04/22
Didn't scan an item at two separate self-checkout registers at a local Walmart and claimed it was done "inadvertently" when confronted by store security, but presumably from guilt later resigned from his city council positionAccording to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal -
Leanette LopezFmr. State Rep. Candidate
3/02/22
Caused a disturbance inside a local convenience store when she opened a beer and loudly said multiple profanities to a person she was on the phone with and had the police called on herAccording to an arrest report filed by local police
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Suzi CarlsonState Representative
3/02/22
Weaved through traffic lanes before being pulled over and cited for driving under the influence of alcoholAccording to arresting documents filed by local police -
3/02/22
Engaged in a yearlong extramarital affair with a woman who was formerly married to an ISIS terrorist and paid her $5,000 to keep quiet about itAccording to a statement in which he admitted to the affair and announced he was ending his reelection campaign
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Elgene GaryCity Council Member [R-LA]
2/21/22
Sexually molested at least three young children on different occasions at his home over a multiyear periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Walt SmithCommissioner [R-TX]
2/16/22
Urinated next to a truck parked outside a local bar moments after he was caught on video inside the bar swaying and having difficulty walking straight presumably because he had too much to drinkAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Brad NamdarFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
2/15/22
Hired a professional escort for sex on two separate occasions and refused to pay her after the second time they had sex while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Stan PulliamFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-OR]
2/08/22
Admitted to having group sex with his wife and "other couples" they met on a local online swinger groupAccording to an exclusive report by the Willamette Week
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
2/05/22
Unlawfully destroyed official documents in burn bags and by ripping them up and flushing them down the toilet in violation of a federal law that mandates all of a President's records must be sent to the National ArchivesAccording to an investigative report by The New York Times
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Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
2/04/22
Grabbed a Washington Commanders employee's thigh without her consent while seated at a crowded restaurant table and later that same night followed her out of the restaurant, put his hand on her lower back and "aggressively" pushed her toward his limo and only let her go when his own lawyer intervened while also being marriedAccording to Congressional testimony by the alleged victim
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John NovelloFmr. County Commissioner
1/27/22
Tricked a financial lender into giving him a $1 million loan to purchase and renovate a family home which he falsely represented as an investment property through a fake companyAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ellen WinkGOP Elections Official
1/21/22
Shot an unarmed tenant five times as he tried to flee from her resulting in his death and then lied to police and claimed self-defense which State's Attorney Michelle Manning refuted because video surveillance clearly showed her victim was aggressive towards her in "no way, shape, or form"According to charging documents filed by local police
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John HammockFmr. Mayor [R-FL]
1/16/22
Choked, kicked, punched and shoved his wife against the wall and then threatened to kill her during a fit of rage which resulted in his jailing and a judge granting an order of protection she filed against himAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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1/15/22
Had an affair with a WWE employee 35 years younger than him and then doubled her salary to $200k and paid her $3 million after she agreed to sign a nondisclosure agreement that forced her to keep their tryst a secret which she later testified in court was signed under duressAccording to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal -
Baked AlaskaSocial Media Influencer
1/13/22
Pepper-sprayed a bouncer who had just forcefully kicked him out of a bar because his behavior was making the patrons uncomfortable and then refused to leave when given the opportunity to on his own accordAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Lee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]A+ NRA Rating
1/07/22
According to a statement in which he admitted to the affairs while denying a related sexual assault allegation1/07/22
Allegedly raped and sexually abused a minor over many years beginning when she was fifteen years old and continued well into her adulthood while being married the entire timeAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media -
Guy WilliamsFmr. State Judge [R-TX]
1/04/22
Illegally passed through security at a local county courthouse because he felt he should be granted access without having to go through a security check, telling a judge she had "two (2) choices, let me pass or arrest me," of which officers promptly chose the latterAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Terry O'DonnellFmr. State Representative
12/17/21
Used his stature as the second highest-ranking member of the state senate to push through legislation that he knew would have a direct positive impact on his wife's finances she otherwise would not have been able to pursue if the law weren't changedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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12/04/21
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Tim PhillipsFmr. Americans for Prosperity President
12/03/21
Engaged in an extramarital affair with a woman who worked at his organization while being married with four children12/03/21
Settled a workplace discrimination lawsuit for an undisclosed amount with a woman who was skipped over for a promotion as a hiring manager for a less experienced and qualified man who then promptly used his newly gotten authority to fire herAccording to an exclusive report by CNBC News
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Sean ParnellFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
11/22/21
Strangled his wife multiple times, once kicked her out of their car on the side of the highway when she was pregnant, struck his child leaving a handprint and hit another child with a door leaving a bruise over a yearslong periodAccording to court records in an order granting his ex-wife sole legal custody of their children
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11/19/21
Shot and killed an unarmed protester with an AR-15 rifle and then shot two more protesters -- killing one -- who acted presumably as "good guys" to stop him from shooting more people for which he was tried but found not guilty by self-defense due to various factors including presumably appearing as a very sympathetic defendant to the juryAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Andrew BradshawMayor [R-MD]
11/16/21
Posted 10 nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on the website Reddit without her consent after they broke upAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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11/14/21
Persistently peppered his mother-in-law and various other family members with "many horrible" emails and texts that tried to strongarm them into giving him hundreds of thousands of dollars over a six-month periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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11/05/21
Violently threw numerous household items in his wife's direction while in a drunken rage which his wife told police had become a frequent occurrence and later threatened to assault police if they tested him for COVID-19 without his consentAccording to charging documents filed by local police
11/05/21
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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11/03/21
Was sued for defamation by voting machine company Smartmatic for spreading false 2020 election conspiracy theories about their voting machines and for having had falsely accused the company of conspiring to "rig" the election in Joe Biden's favorAccording to news reports from credible media outlets