The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
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Displaying 451 - 500 of 1074 Scandals
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Roy McGrathFmr. Chief of Staff [R]10/05/21Engineered an illegal $233,647 taxpayer funded payment to himself from the Maryland Environmental Service by lying that then Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved it as his severanceAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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9/29/21Drunkenly 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 charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m9/28/21Firsthand 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 [R-PA]9/23/21Slapped 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. Rand Paul Campaign Manager9/20/21Funneled $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
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Michael CappsFmr. State Representative [R-KS]2021 09Illegally 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 [R-MD]8/20/21Falsely 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
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Jonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair8/19/21According to an arrest report by the local police
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Gisela Castro MedinaCollege Republican Chair8/14/21Recruited 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
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1.2mMAGA Enthusiast8/12/21Was sued for defamation by rightwing activist Lawyer Larry Klayman after he called him a child molesterAccording to a defamation lawsuit filed by Klayman
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Anton LazzaroPolitical Strategist [R]MAGA Enthusiast8/12/21Paid 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"According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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Mark GrethenFmr. Donor [R]8/07/21Sodomized 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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8/03/21Pardoned 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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7/31/21Was 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]7/29/21According to charging documents filed by local police
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7/28/21Forcefully 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 unfaithful7/28/21Crashed 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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7/23/21Pointed 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
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6.5mLauded by Trump7/13/21Routinely accosted Fox News producer Andrea Mackris with graphic sexual conversations he initiated during all hours of the night and during work functions, unsuccessfully solicited her and a friend of hers to have group sex and tried to persuade her to have phone sex with him all after totally ignoring her repeated demands that he stop and later paid her $9 million to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit she brought against him all while being marriedAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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7/01/21Was 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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6/30/216/30/21Repeatedly choked his ex-girlfriend to the point of unconsciousness and beat her like a "rag doll" during which she suffered 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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Chuck SimsFmr. State Representative [R-GA]5/29/21Was 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. Attorney General [R-OK]5/26/21Engaged 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 Gaetz5/17/21Paid 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
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5/14/21Snorted 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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Mark SamselState Representative [R-KS]5/02/21Forcefully 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 05Unlawfully 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 [R-ID]4/27/21Solicited 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
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1.2mMAGA Enthusiast4/16/21Illegally 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 IRS4/16/21According to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
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4/07/21Had 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 Gaetz3/31/21Embezzled $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
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Frank ArtilesFmr. State Senator [R-FL]3/19/21Illegally 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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3/19/21Drunkenly 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
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Gene SuellentropState Senator [R-KS]3/16/21Led 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 Trump45th U.S. President162.3m3/15/21Pressured 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
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3/02/21Told 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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2/27/21Drove 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]2/20/21Produced 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 Enthusiast2/11/21Had an affair with a polyamorous tantric sex aficionado and professional weightlifter while also being married with three young children2/11/21According to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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2/11/21Accepted 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]2/03/21Spent 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 [R-MO]2/01/21Raked in $191,815 by selling fake stem-cell treatments to unsuspecting patients she told would help combat COVID-19, but in reality all she administered was amniotic fluid that had no known medical benefits2/01/21Illegally 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
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Ed SniffenFmr. Attorney General [R-AK]1/30/21Initiated a sexual relationship with a vulnerable 17-year-old girl he coached on a high school mock trial competition team when he was 27-year-old man in violation of a state law that expressly forbade coaches from dating 16 or 17-year-olds under their supervision1/30/21Spiked his 17-year-old student's drinks with alcohol without her knowledge while he was out partying with her and other high school students at New Orlean's bars known for loosely enforcing their liquor laws and later had sex with her in his hotel room that nightCorroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m1/26/21Commuted the life sentence of a drug kingpin who was imprisoned for his role in the killing of an undercover police officer and who was later sent to jail after being convicted for strangling his wifeAccording to news reports from credible media outlets