The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
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Displaying 801 - 900 of 1147 Scandals
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Steve WynnFmr. Wynn Resorts CEODonated 14.4m to Republican causes in 20201/27/18Coerced a manicurist who worked at one of his hotels to remove her clothing and have sex with him while also being married and later secretly paid her $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit she filed against him1/27/18Allegedly cornered a subordinate against a wall, grabbed her waist and attempted to forcibly kiss her, but she was able to push him away and escape while also being marriedAccording to an exclusive report by The wall Street Journal1/27/18Kissed dozens of female employees on multiple occasions without warning in an attempt to also have sex with them while also being marriedAccording to exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal
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1/26/18Groped, fondled and tried to kiss a tanning salon employee that he followed into a room she was cleaning before she was able to push him away and escape while also being marriedAccording to a police report filed by the alleged victim
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Pat MeehanFmr. U.S. Representative45 Years in GOP1/20/18Propositioned an aide who was decades younger than him to become romantically involved and then made her life in the office so miserable after she rebuffed his advances that she quit and sued him for sexual harassment, which resulted in him secretly spending thousands of taxpayer dollars to settle while also being marriedConfirmed by a total of 7 office employees and acquaintances in an exclusive report by The New York Times
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m1/17/18Had an affair with model Kylie Bax that started when she was only 20-years-old and he was nearly 50 while he was married to Marla MaplesReport by Newsweek Magazine, Avid Trump supporter and defenderHad a monthlong affair with tennis player Gabriela Sabatini that began when she was just 19-years-old while he was married to Marla Maples and having an affair with IvanaReport by Newsweek Magazine
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Russ CaseyFmr. Justice of the Peace1/11/18Forged more than 100 signatures on a candidate petition to ensure he could get on the ballot for the 2018 Republican primaryHe pled guilty to tampering with govenment records and was sentenced to five years of probation
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Brandon HixonFmr. State Representative1/11/18According to an exclusive interview with his ex-wife who found out and turned him in
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1/10/18Kissed a female Fox News reporter on the lips without her consent when she was trapped inside an elevator with him and then attempted to forcibly kiss her a second time after she rebuffed him while also being married with young childrenAccording to interviews with eight former colleagues at Fox News and reported by NPR1/10/18Grabbed a female Fox News reporter's breast without her consent inside of a taxi and then retaliated against her professionally after she rebuffed his advances while also being married with young childrenAccording to interviews with four former colleagues at Fox News and reported by NPR1/10/18Sexually harassed a female producer and then secretly worked with Fox News to privately settle her complaint with a deal that allowed her to extend her stay in the U.S. since she wasn't an American citizenAccording to interviews with former colleagues at Fox News and reported by NPR
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12/22/17Smacked MAGA singer Joy Villa's behind "really hard" as he posed for a picture with her and then smacked it a second time after she said she could report him for itAccording to a statement by the alleged victim first reported by Politico
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Roger AilesFmr. Fox News CEO12/20/17Solicited Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky for sex during private meetings while also being married and then retaliated against her after she rebuffed his advances by denying her a promotion to host her own show and drastically reduced her on-air appearances which resulted in him and Fox News secretly paying her an undisclosed amount of money to settle a lawsuit she filed against himAiles and Fox News secretly paid her to keep quiet
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m12/19/17Walked in the dressing room at the 2006 Miss USA contest and gawked at Miss North Carolina Samantha Holvey while she was partially dressed in a bathrobeAccording to an exclusive report by NBC News
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Dan JohnsonFmr. State Representative12/11/17Digitally penetrated, fondled and forcibly kissed a 17-year-old member of his church in the basement of his home as she begged him to stop while also being marriedAccording to an investigate report by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m12/08/17Kissed Fox News TV host Juliet Huddy on the lips instead of cheek around the time he and Melania marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Trent FranksFmr. U.S. Representative12/08/17Pressured a female aide to take $5 million to carry his child as a surrogate mother and strongly implied he wanted to impregnate her through intercourse since he was against invitro fertilizationAccording to a firsthand account from former aide and reported on by the Associated Press
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Blake FarentholdFmr. U.S. RepresentativeTea Party Enthusiast12/04/17Openly talked with a male aide about "sexual fantasies" and "wet dreams" he had about his female communications director Lauren Greene and fired her after shortly after she filed a formal complaint and then secretly paid her $84,000 in taxpayer funds from a secretive "Office of Compliance" account after she agreed to drop a federal lawsuit she filed against him12/04/17Settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a confidentiality agreement for $84,000 using a secret taxpayer funded account which kept it from the public for yearsAccording to an exclusive report by Politico
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Rick Quinn Jr.Fmr. State Representative2017 12Accepted over $4 million from lobbyists working on behalf of his father's consulting firm and then advocated on their behalf for legislation that would benefit themAccording to charing documents filed by state officials
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Blake FarentholdFmr. U.S. RepresentativeTea Party Enthusiast12/01/17Routinely "drank to excess” at Capitol Hill functions so much that his staff felt they had to be on "red head patrol" in order to "keep him out of trouble" because he would regularly say sexually improper things to female staff and lobbyists when he was drunkAccording to an exclusive report by Politico
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Joe BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump11/30/17Had sex multiple times in one day inside his political office in rural Texas with a woman he met on Facebook while also being marriedAccording to an exclusive report by local radio WBAP in Texas
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Randy BaumgardnerFmr. State Senator [R-CO]11/28/17Slapped and grabbed a legislative aide's buttocks four separate times in a three-month period during work inside the state Capitol building while also being marriedAccording to a formal complaint filed by the alleged victim first reported by public radio station KUNC
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Joe BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump11/22/17Had sex with a woman who wasn't his wife twice -- once in Washington, D.C. and another time in Texas -- and continued to communicate with her over sexualized text messages, videos and voicemails for five more yearsAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post11/22/17Sent pictures of himself masturbating to three women -- two whom he had an extramarital affair with -- and threatened to sic the Capitol Police on one of the women he was involved with if she went public with his naked picturesAccording to a recorded phone call between Barton and one woman he had an affair with exclusively reported by The Washington Post11/22/17Preached the importance of adhering to Christian "family values" like being faithful to your wife but had affairs with 2 different women and sent naked pictures of himself to a thirdAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m11/22/17Shared highly classified information with Russia's Foreign Minister given by Israel in confidence about an undercover mission to penetrate ISIS fighters developing undetectable bombs of which a retired former intelligence officer noted how damaging this was in that ally countries would now "think twice before sharing sensitive information" with the USA because Trump cannot be trusted to keep the information secureAccording to multiple Administration officials and reported on my numerous media outlets
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Wes GoodmanFmr. State Representative11/21/17Was caught engaging in a sex act with another man in his government office while also being married to a woman11/21/17Unzipped a sleeping 18-year-old male college student's pants and fondled him without consent while also being married11/21/17Sexted and had phone and cybersex with at least one congressional staffer and a number of other men while also being married11/21/17Had multiple sexual encounters with a number of young men over a yearslong period in person, online, via text and over the phone while also having spent much of his political career catering to evangelical voters by preaching the virtues of "committed natural marriage" between one man and one womanAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Ralph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair11/20/17Had multiple felony videos that police said "depicts a man engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a prepubescent girl" on his laptop when police found him in a hotel room with an underage boyAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials11/20/17Illegally consumed marijuana with a teenage boy he met on Craigslist in a hotel room after he cosponsored a bill that would have made it so people who get caught with even small amounts of marijuana would be charged with a felony instead of a misdemeanorAccording to charging documents by federal officials
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11/18/17Knew that GOP candidate Wes Goodman unzipped and fondled an 18-year-olds crotch in a hotel room without his consent and could have intervened after the boys stepfather wrote to him about the incident, but concealed the abuse because the lawmaker was in a tight state congressional campaign that he went on to winAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Randy BaumgardnerFmr. State Senator [R-CO]11/16/17Urged a legislative intern to drink alcohol with him in his office which she smartly declined as he was married and because of inappropriate comments she overheard him make days earlier about the first time he met her in which he "complained" about having to go home alone to bed and gave out an exaggerated sigh which creepily signaled that he wanted to sleep with herAccording to the former intern in an exclusive interview with a local NPR affiliate
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Jeff KruseFmr. State Senator [R-OR]11/15/17Approached state Sen. Sara Gelser from behind and according to her "ran both of his hands and arms down my shoulders and across my breasts", "squeezed me in a hug with his hands on my hips" and laid his head on her shoulder which left her "stunned and frozen"According to a formal complaint filed by state Sen. Gelser
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m11/14/17Poured a glass of wine down journalist Marie Brenner’s back because he was angry about an unflattering story she wrote profiling him and hiss first wife IvanaAccording to statements reported on by the victim
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Tony CornishFmr. State Representative11/09/17Told a lobbyist to "look down" at his crotch because "I have a giant erection" which she later said he clearly did following a meeting in his office11/09/17Propositioned a lobbyist for sex over numerous text messages -- once asking if she'd be scared if he said he was only interested in "good times good wine good food and good sex" -- over a yearslong periodAccording to allegations made by the lobbyist reported by local media11/09/17Sent unsolicited sexualized text messages to fellow state rep Erin Maye Quade to playfully complain that he got reprimanded for gawking at her on the house floor over a number of messages she interpreted as a solicitation for a sexual rendezvousAccording to allegations made by the lawmaker reported by local media
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11/09/17Allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl by undressing and groping her over her underwear and bra in addition to having her place her hand over his underwear when he was a 32-year-old lawyerAccording to an investigative report by The Washington Post that included confirmation from two of the girl's friends who told them about her relationship with Moore
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Paul Campbell Jr.Fmr. State Senator [R-SC]11/06/17Rear-ended a vehicle while driving under the influence and tried to get out of it by switching places with his wife before the police arrived, but the victim told police she saw him behind the wheel when he crashed into her after which he was arrestedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Guy WilliamsFmr. State Judge [R-TX]11/04/17Pointed a gun at the driver of a car he was dangerously tailing and tried to run her off the road as he zoomed past herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Jack LatvalaFmr. State Senator [R-FL]11/03/17Routinely grabbed five female senate staff and lobbyists buttocks, breasts and other parts of their bodies and threatened to retaliate against them by refusing to take meetings with them if they complained about his behavior while also being marriedAccording to an investigative report by Politico11/03/17According to an investigative report by Politico noting a private investigator took a picture of them kissing11/03/17Serially commented on female lobbyists breasts, buttocks and bodies and encroached on their personal space inside elevators and other confined spacesAccording to an investigative report by Politico
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10/26/17Had a monthslong affair with a married Fox News executive producer which resulted in a baby while also being married with kids himselfAccording to a report by Mediaite
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6.5mLauded by Trump10/21/17Coerced Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl into a "non-consensual sexual relationship" while also being married himself and later secretly agreed to pay her $32 million to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit she brought against himAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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Omar NavarroFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee [R-CA]10/19/17Attached an electronic tracking device on his ex-wife's car on Valentine's Day to monitor her movementsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John KellyFmr. Trump Chief of StaffLauded by TrumpLauded by Trump10/06/17Failed to take appropriate security precautions to keep his personal devices secure during his time at Homeland Security and later as Trump's Chief-of-Staff, potentially exposing his private conversations to US adversariesAccording to a report by Politico
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Tim MurphyFmr. U.S. Representative10/04/17Asked a woman he was having an extramarital affair with to get an abortion when she told him she thought she was pregnant while also having had voted in favor of numerous abortion restrictions against womenAccording to text messages he sent to her that were obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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9/18/17Allegedly "pressured" his way into Fox News political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes hotel room and raped her after she rebuffed his advances and told him to "stop" what he was doing while also being married9/18/17Allegedly coerced Fox News political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes into a 3-year-long abusive sexual relationship where she was forced to have sex with him in exchange for career advances and increased facetime on Fox News and Fox Business while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m9/13/17Grabbed and kissed journalist Katy Tur on the cheek without her consent and before she had time to duck out of the way at the same time he was married to Melania8/27/17Pardoned Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio after he was convicted of contempt of court for racially profiling and illegally detaining people of Latino descent before he would be sentenced for his crimeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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John ThompsonIowa GOP Board Member8/23/17Physically threatened his ex-fiancé after finding her by tracking her location on the "Find My iPhone" App installed on her phone which prompted a judge to issue a restraining order against himAccording to a report filed by local media
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8/10/17Impregnated his direct subordinate on the 2016 Trump campaign who went on to have a boy after a monthslong extramarital affair while his wife was pregnant with their second childAccording to reporting by mainstream outlets
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1.9mMAGA Enthusiast8/04/17Sent unsolicited nude images of himself to three female Fox News colleagues over a period of several years presumably in an attempt to have an affair with them while also being married the entire timeAccording to 14 current and former Fox News sources who spoke to the Huffington Post8/04/17Persistently called and texted a frequent Fox News guest he referred to as "Dr. McHottie" on live TV in an unsuccessful attempt to get her to fly out to New York and have "fun" with him, frequently asked her to have private meals with him and once told her that his office -- made up of wall to ceiling glass -- was his favorite place to have sex while also being marriedAccording to a personal statement by the alleged victim first reported by the Huffington Post
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Joe ArpaioFmr. Sheriff [R-AZ]7/31/17Blatantly disregarded a new law that prevented the targeting of people of Latino descent showing complete disdain for "law and order" while also having had espoused excessive over-the-top rhetoric that claimed the opposite and was found guilty of criminal contempt of courtHe was convicted of criminal contempt but was pardoned by Donald Trump before being sentenced
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m7/25/17Divulged the existence of a secret CIA program that armed and trained fighters aiming to topple Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from power on his Twitter accountAccording to a Tweet he posted on his official account
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David NarramoreFmr. Letcher County GOP Chair7/19/17Solicited a stranger for sex in a department store bathroom by using a code (tapping his foot several times) and then exposed himself to the same person and later had to be tased and physically subdued by several police officers after he fought being placed under arrestAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Joseph TurnerActivist [R]7/19/17Accused California Republican Assembly Leader Chad Mayes of illegally using state resources to maintain his extramarital affair with former Republican Assembly Leader Kristin Olsen after he voted with Democrats to pass a major climate change initiative in the stateAccording to allegations made by the conservative activist reported by local media
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Iowa Senate Republicans7/18/17Were ordered to pay $2.2 million to a sexual harassment victim who was fired a mere seven hours after she filed a memo that accused the group of turning a blind eye to a "boys club" culture in the statehouseAccording to a jury verdict reached in a sexual harassment suit filed against them
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Shawn HamerlinckFmr. State Senator [R-IA]7/18/17Often talked about female lobbyists' breast sizes -- even asking one staffer about the size of her areolas -- and how long female pages skirt lengths were right in front of themAccording to corroborated witnesses and reported by mainstream media
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Jim FriedrichFmr. Political Analyst7/18/17Would inquire about female subordinates sex lives and labele them "prudes" if they didn't play along and often said the word "c*nt" when discussing anything that has to do with a woman he dislikedAccording to corroborated witnesses and reported by mainstream media
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m6/30/17Directed three top White House officials to repeatedly call and threaten Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski that a negative article about their private lives would be published in the National Enquirer unless they call him and personally apologize for their negative coverage of himAccording to both the anchors who reported Trump's actions in the Washington Post
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5/24/17Forcefully grabbed and body-slammed a reporter after he was asked a mundane question that came nowhere close to warranting an angry responseHe pleaded guilty to assault and underwent anger management training in addition to paying a fine and completing community service
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Russ CaseyFmr. Justice of the Peace5/16/17Coerced a subordinate into giving him oral sex multiple times -- once while he wore his black judge's robe -- and to have sex with him two times and would lash out her as a “horrible court manager” if she ever refused his advances, which she didn't do often because he was her boss, while being married the entire time5/16/17Exposed his penis to a subordinate cornered in her locked office and slammed the door back shut when she tried to flee and then threatened that she better think twice before reporting him because he's the only person standing between her and the unemployment lineAccording to a federal civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim5/16/17According to a federal civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Antonio Sabàto Jr.Fmr. U.S. Rep Nominee [R-CA]5/15/17Ingested excessively more prescription drugs than his doctor prescribed and quickly became dependent on them and also admitted to his partner that he previously used crystal meth before they began seeing each otherAccording to divorce proceeding documents reported by major outlets
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Don LeemanFmr. State Rep. Candidate5/03/17Voted in a district he no longer resided in and later unsuccessfully tried to bribe a local Housing Authority employee into falsifying a letter to election officials that attested he had only temporarily moved out of the district in exchange for a donation to the county Housing AuthorityAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Jeff KruseFmr. State Senator [R-OR]4/21/17Subjected state senator Elizabeth Steiner-Hayward to "unprofessional and inappropriate" touching that included "very close hugs" which made her so uneasy that she refused to be alone with himAccording to a formal complaint filed by state sen. Ms. Steiner-Hayward
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4/10/17Had a yearslong extramarital affair with his senior political adviser and accidentally revealed it to his wife of 50 years when he texted her by mistake "I love you, Rebekah" which presumably didn't go over very well as his wife's named Dianne4/10/17Told his wife's chief of staff Heather Hannah that she better "watch herself" after he found out she helped his wife secretly record intimate conversations with a woman he was having an affair withOrdered the head of state police Paul Collier to "be prepared to arrest" his wife's chief of staff Heather Hannah in order to prevent her from going public with details of an affair he had with a senior political adviser4/10/17Ordered head of the state police Paul Collier to track down a secret recording of him speaking with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with so he could presumably have the recording destroyedAccording to an investigative report by AL.com4/10/17Illegally paid $8,912 in campaign funds to the lawyer of a woman he had an extramarital affair with to help pay her legal fees in an attempt to keep their affair from becoming publicAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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6.5mLauded by Trump4/06/17Sexually harassed Fox Business host Rebecca Diamond in such a manner that she decided to record him to have proof of his behavior which led to him and Fox News secretly paying her an undisclosed amount in order to keep her from going public with her recordingsCaught on tape, O'Reilly and Fox News secretly paid her to keep quiet
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Steve StockmanFmr. U.S. Representative34 Years in GOP3/16/17Illegally spent $1.25 million dollars in funds meant for charity on campaign and personal expenses including hot air balloon rides and a new dishwasherAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Mark ChelgrenFmr. State Senator [R-IA]3/01/17Falsely claimed he earned a business degree from “Forbco Management school” which was actually a certificate he got from a "management course he took when he worked for Sizzler, kind of like Hamburger University at McDonald’s" according to a GOP spokespersonAccording to an exclusive report by NBC news
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Jon WoodsFmr. State Senator [R-AR]3/01/17Directed roughly $600,000 in taxpayer money to a Christian college and another non-profit organization in exchange for a large financial payoff that was facilitated through a third-party consulting company who concealed the bribesAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Ronnie DortchFmr. State Judge [R-KY]2/24/17Engaged in a yearlong sexual relationship with a woman who was a defendant in a felony case being litigated in his court and admitted to privately discussing the case with her when confrontedAccording to a final ruling by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission
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Mark LovellFmr. State Representative2/14/17Grabbed a legislative staff's breasts and buttocks and physically prevented her from walking away from him and also inappropriately touched a second woman while visibly drunk -- drinking rum and colas to excess is apparently a common occurrence for him -- after attending five events hosted by lobbyists and businesses with free alcohol and food while he was married with three childrenAccording to an investigation conducted by the state house Ethics Committee
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Jack TateFmr. State Senator [R-CO]2/10/17Routinely made "sexual innuendoes" about an 18-year-old legislative intern's clothing including commenting on how a skirt "fit quite well" as he looked her up and down and often grabbed her shoulder where he would "wait a moment before letting go" when she tried to pull away from himAccording to a formal complaint filed by the alleged victim
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative2/08/17Gave $29,800 in campaign funds to a professional gambler with a long criminal record and an additional $25,000 to his wife, illegally reimbursed himself $11,946.65 from his campaign account for expenses he provided no documentation of and spent thousands more on personal expenses including an airplane ticket for his wife, custom suits, spa products, sunglasses, lawncare and paint for his home office, among many other thingsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outletsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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6.5mLauded by Trump1/10/17Incessantly tried and failed to convince Fox News host Juliet Huddy to have a sexual relationship with him over repeated phone calls during which she reported it sometimes sounded like he was masturbating and in person (he once answered the door to his hotel room in his boxer shorts after he asked her to return a room key he supposedly needed) and then had Fox News secretly pay her a high six-figure nondisclosure agreement to keep her from going public with her accusationsFox News secretly settled Huddy's lawsuit1/10/17Leaned in and kissed Fox News host Juliet Huddy on the mouth without her consent which repulsed her so much she "instinctively recoiled and actually fell to the ground" trying to get away from himAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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Matthew ShirkFmr. District Attorney1/05/17Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office and later fired all three after his wife caught himAccording to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union
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Micah NealFmr. State Representative1/05/17Received a $38k bribe to funnel $600k in government funds to a private evangelical Christian college and another non-profit organizationAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Dan KirbyFmr. State Representative12/23/16Routinely pestered his legal assistant -- who was thirty years younger than him -- to text topless photos of herself and go with him to a local strip club which she did presumably because she was afraid of losing her job and then fired her after she reported his harassmentAccording to reports by local and state media12/23/16Secretly paid $44,500 in taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former assistant that he fired after she complained about his behaviorAccording to reports by local and state media
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m11/04/16Violated campaign-finance laws by paying former Playboy Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal $150,000 in hush money to keep her from going public about an extramarital affair they had by orchestrating a convoluted payment scheme involving his lawyer Michael Cohen and the tabloid National Enquirer a week and a half before the 2016 electionAccording to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal
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David HuskMayor [R-NJ]11/03/16Modified his timecards so he could get paid for hours he didn't actually work on at least five separate occasions before he was caught by his employer and reported to the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/27/16"Really grabbed" Miss Finland 2006 Ninni Laaksonen's bottom as they both were sitting backstage at the Late Show with David Letterman which left her "disgusted"According to an exclusive report by Finnish paper Ilta-Sanomat10/26/16Solicited adult magazine model Brande Roderick for sex and constantly used vulgar and salacious terms to describe his feelings for her during her stint on Celebrity Apprentice while he was married to MelaniaCorroborated by tree former Apprentice employees