The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 701 - 800 of 1441 Scandals
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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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Robin SmithFmr. State Representative
3/07/22
Accepted a $24,000 bribe in exchange for encouraging fellow 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
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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 CarlsonFmr. State 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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Guy WilliamsFmr. State Judge [R-TX]
1/10/22
Illegally bypassed a security check and entered a local county courthouse without authorization and also sent the judge in charge of the courthouse a threatening email demanding that security allow him to enter without having to pass through security firstAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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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 -
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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Frank ScavoFmr. State Sen. Candidate
11/22/21
Illegally entered the US Capitol on 1/6 along with multiple other insurrectionists and videotaped himself inside after organizing bus transportation to the Capitol for over 200 peopleAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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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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Donald HartleConservative Businesss Person
11/16/21
According to charging documents filed by state officials
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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 -
Gilbert BakerFmr. State Senator [R-AR]
10/23/21
Pocketed at least $6k to facilitate a bribe between the owner of a nursing home and a judge with an active case that involved the nursing home before his courtAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Mike MaggioFmr. State Judge [R-AR]
10/23/21
Accepted an illegal $24k campaign donation from the owner of a nursing home with an active case before his court and tried to obfuscate its origins by teaming with a coconspirator and former Republican state senator to act as an intermediary and then one day later drastically reduced the amount the nursing home was ordered to pay a family for gross negligence from $5.2 million to $1 millionAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Jeff FortenberryFmr. U.S. Representative
10/19/21
Accepted a $30,200 campaign contribution from Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury through three "straw donors" and then lied to federal authorities after they confronted him about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal authorities -
Craig PierceCommissioner [R-NC]
10/18/21
Swerved in and out of his lane while driving 50-mph in a 35-mph zone and went on a profanity-laden rant against his arresting officers where he threatened to get them fired and self-assuredly said he was going to call in political favors to make his charges disappear and when in custody took a breathalyzer test which was more than three times the legal limitAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Fabian ShepardFmr. Johnson County GOP Chair
10/08/21
Grabbed the vice chair of a local Republican party by the back of her neck and kissed her on the mouth without her consent and then tried to force her to kiss him twice more before she was able to pull away from his gripAccording to a police report filed by the alleged victim
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9/29/21
Drunkenly grabbed a married Trump donor's backside and leg at a private charity event in Las Vegas while also being married with young children himself and told her that "he gets his sex elsewhere"According to an exclusive report by Politico
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/28/21
Firsthand account from Grisham in a book published by premier company HarperCollins, Corroborated by her then-boyfriend who was also a Trump aide
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Jeffrey ThomasFmr. District Attorney
9/23/21
Slapped and choked a female work acquaintance and then raped her after he entered her house without permission while also presenting himself as a "tough on crime" prosecutor to the publicAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Jesse BentonFmr. Mitch McConnell Campaign Mgr.
9/20/21
Funneled $25,000 of a Russian oligarch's money to the Trump 2016 campaign in exchange for a ticket and access to Trump during a Republican National Committee eventAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
McCrae DowlessFmr. Political Operative
9/02/21
Illegally collected Social Security Disability and retirement benefits from the government by neglecting to inform them about the more than $132,000 he earned working on political campaigns which would have drastically reduced the number of benefits he would have been eligible forAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Michael CappsFmr. State Representative
2021 09
Illegally took $355,550 in state and federal COVID relief by falsely claiming the money would go to pay nonexistent employee's salariesAccording to charging documents by federal prosecutors
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Ivan GonzalezFmr. Mayor Candidate
8/20/21
Falsely asserted he lived in the city of Baltimore on his official candidacy paperwork when he actually lived in the suburbs and was therefore ineligible to run for office in the cityAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Jonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair
8/19/21
According to an arrest report by the local police -
8/17/21
Repeatedly choked his girlfriend to the point of unconsciousness and beat her like a "rag doll" during which she suffered two black eyes, a swollen lip, deep bruising and scratches on her faceAccording to a monthslong investigation by MLB that resulted in the longest ever suspension of a player of 194 games for violating its domestic violence policies
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Gisela Castro MedinaCollege Republican Chair
8/14/21
Recruited five underage girls to have sex with her accomplice Anton Lazzaro who lured her into the scheme by paying her hundreds of dollars for every girl she found and getting her addicted to Adderall which he suppliedAccording to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice -
8/14/21
Punched and choked his ex-girlfriend so violently during what began as consensual sex that she suffered bloody eyes and bruises throughout her face and then sent her multiple texts threatening to kill her if he ever saw her againAccording to sealed court records first reported by The Washington Post and photographic evidence of the bruises and bloody eyes independently obtained by the publication
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1.2mMAGA Enthusiast
8/12/21
Was sued for defamation by rightwing activist Lawyer Larry Klayman after he called him a child molesterAccording to a defamation lawsuit filed by Klayman -
Anton LazzaroPolitical Strategist [R]MAGA Enthusiast
8/12/21
Paid five underage girls to have sex with him that he found by paying a woman to recruit them online telling them he's a "sugar daddy" and supplied them with alcohol and literal stacks of cash as an incentiveAccording to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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Mark GrethenFmr. Donor [R]
8/07/21
Sodomized and molested two children one year before he was named "Republican of the Year" by the National Republican Congressional Committee because of his large donations to the partyHe was found guilty and was sentenced to 26 years in prison
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8/03/21
Pardoned a husband-wife duo who pointed an assault-style rifle and handgun at a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who were peacefully marching near their home even after they told reporters that they didn't regret their actions and promised they would do it again if it came to itAccording to reports filed by mainstream media
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Jason EllsworthState Senator [R-MT]
8/02/21
Verbally accosted a police officer who issued him a written warning for driving 88 mph in a 55-mph zone and then tried to get out of trouble by claiming legislative immunity even though the state legislature had adjourned nearly a month before he was pulled over and went so far as threatening to call the state AG and reporting the officer for simply doing his jobAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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7/31/21
Was caught with an unloaded gun and loaded magazine clip in his carryon bag as he was going through security at a regional airport in North CarolinaAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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Frederick GattusoFmr. Mayor Nominee [R-NJ]
7/29/21
According to charging documents filed by local police
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7/28/21
Forcefully threw his girlfriend and former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham against a wall and slapped her on the face in his apartment after she accused him of being unfaithful7/28/21
Crashed head-on into a light pole in the parking lot of a campus hotel after a night of heavy drinking after which police officers responding at 8:55am observed him stumbling out of his car nearly falling down, noticed he had bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and took a statement from him that he "woke up in urine-soaked pants" after which they arrested himAccording to an exclusive report by Politico
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Mike NearmanFmr. State Representative
7/27/21
Helped a group of armed protesters illegally enter the Oregon State capitol building by propping open a side door that should have been secured because the facility wasn't open to the public at the timeAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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7/23/21
Pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against himAccording to a police affidavit filed by his ex-wife's sister -
6.5mLauded by Trump
7/13/21
Routinely harassed Fox News producer Andrea Mackris with graphic sexual conversations at work and over the phone where he made her listen to all of his sexual fantasies about the two of them together while also being married and later paid her $9 million to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit that she brought against himAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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7/01/21
Ignored repeated police commands to exit a hearing room in the Idaho statehouse and then "went limp and acted like dead weight" when police moved in to arrest him resulting in them being forced to place him in a swivel chair to escort him out of the buildingAccording to a police report filed by state officials
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7/01/21
Was sued for defamation by disgraced former host Ed Henry because he claimed the network and CEO Suzanne Scott publicly portrayed him as a "sex criminal" and only fired him because Ms. Scott was trying to save face after the explosive allegations against him came to lightAccording to a civil lawsuit filed in federal court
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Bunny WelshFmr. Sheriff [R-PA]
6/11/21
Gave her boyfriend full control over the police K-9 department she was in charge of which he then used to transfer charitable donations given to the unit into his personal bank accounts to pay for personal expenses including boarding services and medicine for his dogAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
Chuck SimsFmr. State Representative
5/29/21
Was observed driving erratically and making improper turns by police around 11:30pm and then failed field sobriety tests and initially refused to submit to a breathalyzer test, but later agreed when he was in the backseat of a police vehicle and had a BAC of .112According to charging documents filed by local police
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Michael HunterFmr. Att. General [R-OK]
5/26/21
Engaged in an extramarital affair with a state government employee which resulted in his resignation from office and dissolution of his marriageAccording to an exclusive report by The Oklahoman
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Joel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
5/17/21
Paid an underage girl for sexual encounters seven times and introduced her to other men who also engaged in sexual acts with herHe pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison -
John TysonState Judge [R-NC]
5/14/21
Came mere feet away from intentionally ramming into two demonstrators with his SUV and only avoided hitting them because they were able to jump out of the way moments before being struckAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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5/14/21
Snorted cocaine with a paid escort he also presumably had sex with inside an Orlando hotel room he paid for with campaign fundsAccording to two eyewitnesses who spoke exclusively with The Daily Beast
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John LambertStudents for Trump Founder
5/11/21
Swindled multiple unsuspecting victims out of at least $46,654 by posing as a lawyer and providing them legal advice he wasn't credentialed to give by falsely claiming he earned a law degree from NYU and a finance degree from UPenn and had 15 years of experience in corporate and patent law under his beltAccording to charging documents filed by
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Mark SamselFmr. State Representative
5/02/21
Forcefully pushed and kneed a teenage high school student in the testicles after telling the boy he's about to "get the wrath of God" and then instructed another student to "check his nuts" as he laid on the ground in pain while he was working as a substitute teacher at a local public high schoolAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Allen WeisselbergCFO [R-NY]
2021 05
Unlawfully evaded paying almost $2 million in taxes over a sixteen-year period on items including rent, luxury cars and private school tuition for his grandchildrenHe pled guilty to all charges and testified against the Trump Organization before being sentenced to five months in jail
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Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
4/27/21
Solicited dates from and overly flirted with numerous female subordinates working at the state legislature even after he was chided on two separate occasions for making the women uncomfortable and warned to keep his interactions with them professionalAccording to an investigation conducted by the state house Ethics Committee -
1.2mMAGA Enthusiast
4/16/21
Illegally sheltered hundreds of thousands of dollars in a trust and a company he owned in order to avoid paying $205,410 in back taxes he and his wife owed to the IRSAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
According to a lawsuit filed by federal officials
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4/07/21
Had a three-year long extramarital affair with a woman and when he denied it, she released a 17-minute recording of the pair talking about all the sexual acts they performed together over the yearsAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Joel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
3/31/21
Embezzled $400k in taxpayer money by using a government issued credit card on personal purchases including cryptocurrency and professional sports memorabiliaHe pled guilty to a larger package of charges and then cooperated with federal authorities on a larger sex-trafficking investigation -
Frank ArtilesFmr. State Senator [R-FL]
3/19/21
Illegally gave $44,708 to an acquaintance of his who shared the same last name as Democratic state senator to run a fake campaign as an Independent candidate with the sole intent being to confuse voters and siphon votes from the incumbent in an election which was won by Republican Ileana Garcia by just 32 votesAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/19/21
Drunkenly unhooked a 25-year-old junior lobbyist's bra and massaged her thigh without her consent at a table full of lobbyists at an Irish pub while he was married with two childrenAccording to the alleged victim who publicly accused Reed of groping her -
Gene SuellentropFmr. State Senator [R-KS]
3/16/21
Led police on a high-speed chase going upwards of 90 miles per hour while driving the wrong direction on an interstate highway around 1am and only stopped after he drove over tire-deflating spikes, threatened to physically "take" on arresting officers, slurred his speech so badly that police had a hard time understanding him and forced officials to get a warrant to conduct a BAC test which was still over twice the legal limit three hours after his arrestAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
3/15/21
Pressured Georgia's Secretary of State to illegally "find 11,780 votes" that would overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the stateAccording to the recording of a conversation between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger obtained by The Washington Post -
Gary ClarkFmr. Mayor [R-WA]
3/05/21
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/02/21
Told a female White House medical staff subordinate he'd like to see her tattoos unobstructed of clothing and commented to a male subordinate that she had "great t*ts" and a "nice ass"According to a Defense Department Inspector General review reported on by CNN
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2/27/21
Drove multiple women out into remote rural areas while in college and if they turned down his advances, he would drive back to campus recklessly at very high speeds because as one woman described it "he was upset that I had turned him down or refused his advances"According to firsthand accounts of several alleged victims shared The Washington Post
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Kevin HohnFmr. Mayor [R-FL]
2/20/21
Produced and distributed over 300 felony images and 40 videos of two underage girls he secretly recorded in various stages of undress with a hidden camera and was also found in possession of over 100,000 images and 1,000 videos depicting children participating in sexual conduct when police arrested himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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5.7mMAGA Enthusiast
2/11/21
Had an affair with a polyamorous tantric sex aficionado and professional weightlifter while also being married with three young children2/11/21
According to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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2/11/21
Accepted thousands of dollars' worth of home remodeling and repairs in addition to securing employment for a woman he was having an affair with from wealthy real estate developer Nate Paul in exchange for investigating Paul's business adversaries and helping him settle a lawsuit in his favorAccording to an official complaint filed by seven of Paxton's top aides
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Sam McCannFmr. State Senator [R-IL]
2/03/21
Spent over $600,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses including his mortgage, paying off personal loans, multiple vehicles, a motor home, family vacations and a host of other things that had nothing to do with his campaignAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Tricia DergesFmr. State Representative
2/01/21
Illegally prescribed more than $190k worth of strong narcotics including oxycodone, amphetamines and tramadol to patients without personally examining them first as required by lawAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials