The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

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  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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    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 him
    According to a police report filed by his estranged wife
  • Charles HerbsterCharles HerbsterFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-NE]Facebook iconTwitter icon13k
    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 event
    According to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska Examiner
    Inappropriately 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 period
    According to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska Examiner
  • 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 entry
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Jared KushnerJared KushnerFmr. Trump Senior Advisor [R]Twitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon338k
    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 House
    According to previously undisclosed documents obtained by The New York Times
  • Ruben VerastiguiRuben 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 online
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    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 approval
    According to an official report from the State Department
  • Brian YoungBrian YoungFmr. City Council Member [R-IN]
       
    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 registration
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Leanette LopezFmr. State Rep. Candidate [R-KY]
       
    4/04/22
    Assaulted a police officer by grabbing and bending their hand backward while she was booked for driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest in which she refused police officer orders to exit her vehicle parked in the middle of the road and when asked if she wished to contact her attorney responded with “Blah Blah Blah”
    According to charging documents filed by local prosecutors
  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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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 case
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Ian SmithIan SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-NJ]
       
    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 breathalyzer
    According to a police report filed by local police
  • Eric GreitensEric GreitensFmr. Governor [R-MO]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram iconTruthSocial icon590k
    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 children
    3/22/22
    Struck his three-year-old son in the face and also yanked him around by his hair
    According to a sworn affidavit by his ex-wife and reported by national media
  • Paul KennedyPaul 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 sale
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • James HarrisJames HarrisFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-TX]
       
    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 it
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • 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 instead
    According to charging documents filed by federal authorities
  • Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair
       
    3/08/22
    Organized and directed Proud Boys members acting as what federal prosecutors characterized as "Donald Trump's army" to prevent the certification of Biden's election and instructed the insurrectionists who had already breached the US Capitol building to "do what must be done" to keep Trump in power
    According to a federal grand jury indictment
  • Robin SmithFmr. State Representative [R-TN]
       
    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 secretly created
    She pled guilty to wire fraud and agreed to become a cooperating witness for the prosecution
  • Mark MeadowsMark MeadowsFmr. Trump Chief of StaffTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon1.1m
    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 resident
    According to an investigative report by The New Yorker
  • Marco RubioMarco RubioU.S. Senator [R-FL]Twitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon6.3m
    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 concluded
    According to reporting by NBC News & other media outlets
  • Ronald AndruchukRonald AndruchukFmr. State Rep. Candidate [R-RI]
       
    3/04/22
    Packed two pistols, three rounds of ammunition and flashlights stuffed with cocaine, amphetamine and oxycodone into a duffel bag and hid it in the drop ceiling of a men’s bathroom inside a local tractor supply store
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Victor BarbosaFmr. City Council Member [R-FL]
       
    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 position
    According to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal
  • Leanette LopezFmr. State Rep. Candidate [R-KY]
       
    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 her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Suzi CarlsonState Representative [R-KS]
       
    3/02/22
    Weaved through traffic lanes before being pulled over and cited for driving under the influence of alcohol
    According to arresting documents filed by local police
  • Van TaylorVan TaylorFmr. U.S. Representative [R-TX]Instagram iconTwitter iconFacebook icon814k
    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 it
    According to a statement in which he admitted to the affair and announced he was ending his reelection campaign
  • Elgene GaryElgene GaryCity Council Member [R-LA]
       
    2/21/22
    Sexually molested at least three young children on different occasions over a multiyear period
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • 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 drink
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Brad NamdarBrad NamdarFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-TX]
       
    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 married
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • 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 group
    According to an exclusive report by the Willamette Week
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    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 Archives
    According to an investigative report by The New York Times
  • 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 married
    According to Congressional testimony by the alleged victim
  • John NovelloJohn NovelloFmr. County Commissioner [R-NY]
       
    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 company
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Stewart RhodesOath Keepers Founder
       
    1/23/22
    Assembled what federal prosecutors described as a "small arsenal" of weapons that he provided to his followers who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 while he directed them from a nearby location
    According to a federal grand jury indictment
  • Ellen WinkFmr. Political Person [R-CT]
       
    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
  • John HammockJohn HammockFmr. Mayor [R-FL]
       
    1/16/22
    Strangled his wife during an argument and was arrested after police determined he “committed an act of felony domestic violence” against her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Vince McMahonVince McMahonConservative Businessman [R]Twitter icon2.4m
    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 to keep their tryst a secret
    According to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal
  • Lee ChatfieldLee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]A+ NRA Rating
    1/07/22
    Had extramarital affairs with multiple women over a yearslong period
    According to a statement in which he admitted to the affairs while denying a related sexual assault allegation
    1/07/22
    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 time
    According 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 latter
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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    12/04/21
    Stole a $6,000 golf cart with the help of an accomplice and then sold it to him for $1,000
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Tim PhillipsTim 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 children
    12/03/21
    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 her
    According to an exclusive report by CNBC News
  • Sean ParnellSean ParnellFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate [R-PA]
       
    11/22/21
    Choked and 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 period
    According to court records in an order granting his ex-wife sole legal custody of their children
  • Kyle RittenhouseKyle RittenhouseActivist [R]Twitter iconInstagram iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.9m
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    11/19/21
    Shot 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 jury
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • 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 up
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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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 period
    According to charging documents filed by local police
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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 favor
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Jeff FortenberryJeff FortenberryFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NE]
       
    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 it
    According to charging documents filed by federal authorities
  • Craig PierceCommissioner [R-NC]
       
    10/18/21
    Swerved in and out of his lane while driving fifteen miles 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 limit
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Fabian ShepardFabian 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 grip
    According to a police report filed by the alleged victim