The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
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1/02/23
According to video of the incident verified by TMZ -
Tom DavisState Senator [R-SC]
1/02/23Passed 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 drive and then failed a field sobriety test after police found him asleep in his car
According to the arresting officer who cited him for public intoxication -
Jeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]25 Years in GOP
12/30/22Failed 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 full
According to court documents reported by local newspapers -






12.3mMAGA Enthusiast
12/30/22Operated an international human trafficking & sex abuse ring in Romania that lured unsuspecting women into performing in adult videos without their consent under threat of violence if they attempted to flee
According to charging documents filed by Romanian authorities -
12/21/22Forced Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart to perform oral sex on him in an office at Fox News’ headquarters while also being married
According to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim -
12/21/22Voted 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 elections
According to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -
Joel SartoriCarl Paladino Political Aide
12/20/22
According to charging documents by local officials -
George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative


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12/19/22Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in Brazil
According to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities
12/19/22Collected $50 per person at a fundraiser he hosted for animal rescue charity Friends of Pets United that did not appear to exist which makes you wonder where that money went
12/19/22Lied about earning degrees in economics and finance from Baruch College and New York University when in fact he hadn't earned any college degree at all
According 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 them
According to an investigative report by The New York Times -
Danny RampeyState Rep. Nominee [R-GA]
12/16/22Stole 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 authorities
According to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office -
Brandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff
12/13/22
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Nina WebberWyoming GOP Staffer
12/12/22Indiscriminately fired dozens of shots across a highway at a group of elk, forcing two people to seek cover as bullets "whizzed" by their heads while they were outside on their private property
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
William PruittFmr. Chief of Police
12/09/22Raped a 14-year-old girl twice at gunpoint after luring her into his truck, threatened to "blow her brains out" if she ever told anyone, conspired with friends who were former police officers to send a torrent of threatening messages to scare her from reporting it to the authorities and continued to stalk her even after being charged with raping her
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Rob CatronFmr. Scott Taylor Political Strategist
12/06/22Conspired with coworkers in Rep. Scott Taylor's office to forge petition signatures that included the names of dead people and voters who had moved out of the district and then signed sworn affidavits that falsely asserted he had witnessed registered voters do the signing in an effort get a third-party "spoiler" candidate on the ballot to help siphon votes away from Taylor's Democratic rival in the 2018 midterm election
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
George MengesFmr. Manuel Asensio Aide
12/05/22Sexually assaulted a woman and was charged with kidnapping and sexual battery after she reported him to the police
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Brian StoutState Representative
12/02/22Began 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 room
According to court records that confirmed a judge granted the woman's request for a restraining order against Stout
12/02/22Kissed 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 years
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
12/02/22Threatened 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 relationship
According to a protective order filed by the alleged victim and granted by a local judge -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
12/01/22Violently threw a shoe at the mother of his children, struck her in the ponytail and threw her belongings out of the house during a fit of rage and then barricaded himself inside of his home and refused repeated police commands to exit so they could serve him a warrant
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Vanessa TijerinaFmr. State Sen. Candidate
12/01/22Was arrested for suspected DUI after calling 911 on herself thinking she was involved in a crash which police determined was not true
According to charging documents filed by local police -
12/01/22Choked and threw a punch at his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Parsa after she confronted him about a woman she suspected he was cheating on her with
According to victim testimony in a report from The Daily Beast -
Kevin EtheringtonFmr. Deputy District Attorney
11/28/22Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computer
According to charging documents filed by local police -
11/23/22Claimed a $1,500 homestead tax exemption meant for people who claim Texas their "principal residence" while he was running for a Senate seat in Georgia at the exact same time
According to publicly available tax documents obtained by CNN -
Todd ChrisleyMedia Personalities [R]
11/21/22Illegally 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 money
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President




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11/18/22Shared an image taken from a highly secretive spy satellite that could have helped adversaries better understand US spy capabilities to his Twitter followers
According to a declassified document obtained by NPR -
Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
11/10/22Asked 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 party
According to an exclusive report by CBS NewsBullied and questioned male subordinates' heterosexuality when they didn't agree with his preconceived perception of what it means to be a man
11/10/22Personally 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 responsible
According to news reports from credible media outlets -
Tommy BryantCity Council Member [R-AL]
11/07/22Punched the mayor of his small town in the face without warning in the parking lot following a heated city council meeting in the presence of multiple witnesses including the local police chief
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
11/05/22Frequently 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 wife
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Leanette LopezFmr. State Rep. Candidate
11/04/22Assaulted 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 -
11/03/22Twice voted from a county he wasn't registered to vote in while keeping his primary residence in another county in violation of state law while also being a vocal law & order candidate who subscribed to the conspiracy theory that there was fraud in the 2020 election
According to an exclusive report by IndyStar -
Ryan MartinezFmr. State Representative
11/03/22Was 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 prosecution
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Laurie SmithFmr. Sheriff [R-CA]52 Years in GOP
11/03/22Raked 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 approving
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Joel KoskanFmr. State Rep. Nominee
11/03/22Raped, orally penetrated and sexually molested his adopted daughter over a six-year period beginning when she was just twelve years old and waged an intimidation campaign to keep her quiet by monitoring her every move via GPS and home video surveillance, which ironically is how he found out she reported him to the police while also being a married father of young children
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Liam MaddenFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
11/02/22Withdrew roughly $25,000 from his wife's business account and divided it up between family members including his toddler-aged son so they could donate the money back to his campaign which he then took a salary from
Madden admitted to the scheme during a live radio interview -
Steven PankeyGov. Candidate [R-ID]
10/31/22
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Julianna StroutCommissioner [R-FL]
10/27/22Falsely asserted she was a paralegal to federal authorities so she could enter an immigration detention facility her romantic partner was being held at
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Fred PiccoloFmr. Jackie Toledo Campaign Mgr.
10/25/22Texted state rep Jackie Toledo an unsolicited image of his erect penis and a number of other photographs of himself in "various states of undress" without her consent
According to a lawsuit filed by former state rep Jackie Toledo -
Gary KuehnSchool Board Member [R-TN]
10/24/22Pulled out his penis and began stroking himself in front of a nurse until he had an erection after asking her if a testosterone shot she just administered would "make him hard" and then asked her not to leave the room while he continued his lewd behavior
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jody GreeneFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]
10/21/22Had 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 her
According to court records reported by local publications -
Mandy Robinson-HandTaylor County GOP Chair
10/19/22Illegally entered the US Capitol during the 1/6 insurrection and posted her crime to social media which led to her arrest weeks later after a tipster reported her and her husband to the authorities
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Randy Gene KaufmanFmr. School Board Member Candidate
10/18/22Pleasured himself watching videos in his truck within view of a busy road used by parents to pick up children from a nearby preschool after having spewed propaganda about wanting to protect children
According to an arrest report filed by local police -
10/16/22Watched his wife have sex with a much younger man both in person and via CCTV over a period of seven years while also being a minister who preached the virtues of monogamy and abstinence before marriage
According to a bombshell report by Reuters -
Walter LundyAdvisor [R]
10/11/22Smoked marijuana while driving drunk and was pulled over by police who observed a glass of wine in his cupholder and a half-drunk bottle of wine in the passenger seat along with nearly half an ounce of marijuana, repeatedly struggled to follow the officer's commands, failed a field sobriety test and refused a BAC test
According to charging documents filed by local officials -





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10/06/22Drunkenly grabbed a co-worker's breasts without her consent while they sat next to each other in a crowded movie theater while also being married at the time
According to an inhouse investigation resulting in his firing -
10/03/22Repeatedly solicited sexual favors from a young woman who worked in the state secretary of state's office
According to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com
10/03/22Tried to pin down and kiss a woman he invited to his apartment, but she was able to escape before he could harm her further
According to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com -
10/03/22Kept secret credible sexual assault allegations against the Republican Secretary of State for over a month ostensibly to protect him
According to an exclusive report by The Statehouse File -
10/03/22Pinned a young woman against the wall and rubbed his body against hers as he tried to kiss her and rip her shirt off
According to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com -
10/03/22Paid for ex-girlfriend to get an abortion in 2009 and later expressed support for a total abortion ban with no exception for incest, rape, or the life of the mother
According to a report by The Daily Beast -
10/03/22According to investigative report by AL.com -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
10/01/22Swung his exposed penis and bare buttocks towards an unsuspecting woman's face in the pool area of a luxury hotel in Dubai which shocked the woman so much she reported him to security who kicked him out shortly after
According to an exclusive report by The New York Post -
Adam HagemanTrump Commerce Dept. Official
10/01/22
9/30/22Sexually abused a child as young as 12-years-old and wrote about wanting to have sex with children between 12 and 16 in an online group chat
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
9/28/22Falsely claimed he was a combat veteran who served under "tough" conditions in the Afghanistan War, but military records show he never actually deployed to Afghanistan and instead spent six months loading planes on a military base in Qatar over 1,000 miles away from the fighting
9/28/22Drove drunk on his military base in Okinawa, Japan after which his military rank was demoted, but publicly he blamed the demotion on a fight he had in his dormitory
According to military records obtained by The Associated Press -
Mike EricksonFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
9/27/22Ran 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" candidate
According to court documents reported by local newspapers -
Hunter LarkinMayor [R-KS]
9/27/22Weaved in and out of his lane around 1:30am and then failed a field sobriety test after police pulled him over
According to arresting documents filed by local police -
9/23/22Was 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 activities
According to a civil lawsuit filed by the firm Democracy Partners -
David EstensonFmr. State Sen. Nominee
9/20/22
9/20/22Unsuccessfully tried to coax a 20-year-old female he illegally provided alcohol to into giving him sexual favors if she wanted to avoid an underage drinking ticket after he got caught with her in a bar and had to save face because he was a police officer
9/20/22Threatened to plant illegal contraband in his 19-year-old lady friend's car if she ever told anyone about their sexual escapades that sometimes took place while he was on duty at police headquarters
9/20/22Hypocritically committed multiple crimes including alleged sexual coercion, physical assault, blackmail and consuming alcohol with a minor while also being a police officer who was sworn to enforce the law
According to an exclusive report by the Trempealeau County Times -
9/16/22Forcibly 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 car
According to an allegation filed by the alleged victim and reported by mainstream media -
9/16/22Tried 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 advances
According to a ruling by a federal appeals court that suspended his law license for 18 months -
Sabrina BellFmr. State Judge [R-IN]
9/16/22Struck her ex-husband in the face in front of their children after she initiated a verbal argument with him
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Billy OswaldFmr. State Sen. Candidate
9/13/22
9/13/22Offered numerous female employees up to a $15k raise if they agreed to have sex with him whenever he wanted
9/13/22
According to a federal lawsuit filed by a former employee -
Merrill NelsonFmr. State Representative
9/08/22Convinced a Mormon bishop to keep allegations of child sexual abuse by a member of his church against his daughters secret under false pretenses that he could be sued if he did even though state law in Arizona -- where the alleged abuse took place -- specifically protects people who report child abuse, which allowed the abuse to continue for a number of years
According to court records reported by mainstream outlets -
Steve BannonFmr. Trump Chief StrategistLauded by Trump
9/08/22Stole $1 million in donations from a "We Build the Wall" GoFundMe campaign using fake invoices and accounts
According to charging documents filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office -
Walt SmithCommissioner [R-TX]
9/07/22Ran 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 scene
According to a police report filed by local officials -
9/07/22Purchased 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 election
According to court records reported by The Intercept -
Aileen CannonFederal Judge [R]
9/05/22Issued 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 country
According to a ruling in Trump's favor handed down by Judge Cannon -
Ben ParisGOP County Chair
9/02/22Made 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 votes
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Joe MartinezFmr. County Commissioner
8/31/22Accepted three $5k checks from a local business owner in exchange for a proposing an ordinance that would personally benefit them
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
8/31/22Forced a 19-year-old legislative intern to perform oral sex on him, digitally penetrated her without consent and then ejaculated on her stomach
He was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison -
Luke BowenFmr. Texas Right to Life Executive
8/25/22Solicited 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 -
Peter SchmidtFmr. State Representative
8/24/22Performed oral sex on another man while also hypocritically portraying himself as a “strong conservative and Christian” who advocated against LGBT rights
According to news reports from credible media outlets -
Perry Hooper Jr.Trump Campaign AL Co-ChairMAGA Enthusiast
8/23/22Grabbed 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 children
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Scott EskFmr. State Rep. Candidate
8/22/22Allegedly 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 three
According to accusations made by his estranged wife in her divorce filing -
8/22/22Grabbed two women's buttocks without their consent during a meet and greet at a horror film convention
According to charging documents filed by local police -
8/21/22Put 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 convention
According to charging documents filed by local police -
David RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
8/20/22Failed 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 government
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Bubba JonesFmr. Sheriff [R-KY]
8/11/22Was indicted for official misconduct in office and tampering with a witness in an apparent attempt to cover his tracks
According to a plea deal reached with state authorities -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President




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8/09/22Riled 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 authorities
According to multiple sources and reported on by all major outlets -
Paul ManniFmr. City Council Nominee
8/09/22Forged 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 applications
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Matthew LeveridgeState's Attorney [R-KY]
8/03/22Impregnated 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 baby
8/03/22Engaged 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 it
Had 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 court
According to a report by The Daily Beast -
Jonathan YoungState Judge [R-TN]
7/31/22Had sex with a married woman who was actively involved in a case in his courtroom and didn't recuse himself or disclose his behavior
According to a ruling by the TN board of Judicial Conduct that suspended Young for the remainder of his term -
7/27/22Inappropriately 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 -
Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
7/27/22Was 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 years
According to a report by Boise State Public radio -
Richard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative
7/27/22Illegally 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 stipend
According to charging documents filed by local police
















