The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 601 - 700 of 1440 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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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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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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Peter SchmidtFmr. State Representative
8/24/22
Performed oral sex on another man while also hypocritically portraying himself as a “strong conservative and Christian” who advocated against LGBT rightsAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
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
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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 charging documents filed by federal officials -
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 businessAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Roy McGrathFmr. Larry Hogan Chief of Staff
6/28/22
Engineered an illegal $233,647 taxpayer funded payment to himself from the Maryland Environmental Service by lying that then Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved it as his severanceAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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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 an exclusive report 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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Michael GablemanFmr. Justice [R-WI]
6/10/22
Repeatedly refused to answer a judge's direction questions about his sham 2020 election investigation even though he was ordered to do so and was eventually held in contempt for his behaviorAccording to a ruling by a Wisconsin state judge -
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
Brutally assaulted his own brother-in-law with the help of his adult son so ruthlessly that he required emergency medical care and then pulled out his gun and threatened to harm a neighbor who tried to help his victimAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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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 -
Matthew ChappellFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
5/06/22
Asked a female police officer if she would have sex with him and his wife during a time he worked as an officer in Georgia and used a state database to track her after she rebuffed himAccording to an official complaint filed by the officer -
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 drugged and raped an unconscious college student after luring her to his dorm room with the promise of a glass of Champagne which he spiked with a drug that caused her to lose consciousnessAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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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