The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 901 - 1000 of 1607 Scandals
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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 WalkerFmr. County Commissioner
5/27/21
Used $30,000 in county funds to repair the private road he lived on that wasn't supposed to be maintained by the countyAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
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]
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 -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
4/22/21
Forced his physical trainer onto his bed, pushed her face into the mattress and raped her while she screamed and repeatedly shouted for him to stop and then paid her an undisclosed amount of money to secretly settle a lawsuit she filed against himAccording to a lawsuit filed by his alleged victim
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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]
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 -
Heather GuillotFmr. Scott Taylor Political Strategist
3/30/21
Conspired with coworkers in Rep. Scott Taylor's office to forge petition signatures that included the names of dead people and voters who had moved out of the district and then signed sworn affidavits that falsely asserted she had witnessed registered voters do the signing in an effort get a third-party "spoiler" candidate on the ballot to help siphon votes away from Taylor's Democratic rival in the 2018 midterm electionAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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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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Couy GriffinFmr. County Commissioner
2/12/21
Improperly charged taxpayers $3,200 to reimburse him for a personal trip to visit Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. without providing any receipts to prove that he did county business during the tripAccording to an investigative report by the Attorney General of New Mexico
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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 law2/01/21
Raked 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 benefitsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ed SniffenFmr. Att. General [R-AK]
1/30/21
Spiked 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 Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
1/26/21
Commuted 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
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Mitchell EnglanderFmr. City Council Member
1/25/21
Schemed to cover up evidence of his acceptance of bribes by lying to federal authorities who confronted him and "counseled" his coconspirator how to mislead federal investigators on multiple occasions without knowing that he was working as a cooperating witnessAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
1/20/21
Pardoned his former top-adviser Steve Bannon before his case went to trial for stealing one million dollars from donors to an online charity fundraiser that he promised would go towards building a wall on the southern borderAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Pardoned Republican mayor of Mettawa, IL and brother of famed NFL player Brian Urlacher who was charged with being a leader of a multi-million dollar illegal offshore sports gambling ring led by the Chicago mob after personally meeting with the former player at the White House and before the case against his brother had concludedAccording to news reports from credible media outletsPardoned former Republican Rep. Rick Renzi who served time in prison for corruption giving credence to a public relations campaign he led that baselessly accused the DOJ of wrongfully imprisoning himAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Pardoned former Republican Rep. Robin Hayes who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his role in a $1.5 million bribery scheme following a request from Republican Senator Thom TillisPardoned notorious former Republican Rep. Duke Cunningham who served an eight-year prison sentence for raking in $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractorsAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
1/16/21
Scratched her boyfriend's face and chest and vandalized the inside of his home during a drunken argument that happened when she wasn't old enough to legally drink alcoholAccording to an exclusive report by The New York Post
1/16/21
Cursed and yelled at police officers who were in the process of arresting minors they caught drinking alcohol and urged the teens to run away which police reported caused the teens to become "unruly" while also portraying herself as a "law and order" politician who supports the policeAccording to arrest records first reported by Colorado News Online
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
1/06/21
Incited the January 6th insurrection on the Capitol by fomenting a large crowd into a frenzy and directing them to do whatever they can to stop the certification of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential victoryHe was impeached by a bipartisan majority in the House, but the Senate fell 10 votes short of convicting him12/30/20
Pardoned four Blackwater security contractor criminals after serving only a little over a year of long sentences (three 15-year and one life) for murdering 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring 20 more of which George W. Bush's appointed commander of the Iraq war at the time General Petraeus called "hugely damaging, an action that tells the world that Americans abroad can commit the most heinous crimes with impunity"12/24/20
Honored a request from Senator Rand Paul to pardon two aides who worked on his father Ron's 2012 Presidential campaign and were convicted for bribing a state senator $73,000 to change his vote in the Iowa caucusesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets12/23/20
Rewarded his 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort with a pardon after he served less than two years of his 7-year sentence for breaking his plea deal by lying to investigators about information potentially damaging to TrumpPardoned his senior adviser Roger Stone as a reward for him refusing to testify against Trump after publicly bashing the US Attorneys who prosecuted the criminal obstruction and witness tampering case against himAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Rewarded Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan with a pardon after he refused to cooperate with the Mueller investigation and served a 30-day sentence for lying to the FBI about his work with top Trump adviser Rick Gates and an individual tied to Russian intelligence servicesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets12/23/20
Pardoned former border agent Gary Brugman who served a two-year prison sentence for violently striking two detained undocumented immigrants who were complying with orders posing no threat of which he defended his actions instead of expressing remorseAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
12/23/20
Pardoned the wife of disgraced Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter who pleaded guilty to stealing campaign contributions for personal use12/23/20
Pardoned his son-in-law's father Charles Kushner who served 14 months in prison in the early 2000's for illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering 14 years after he concluded his sentence which benefits his namesake company by making it much easier for them to secure financing for major projects12/22/20
Pardoned former Rep. and early 2016 campaign supporter Duncan Hunter who admitted to stealing campaign contributions for personal use days before he was set to begin his 11-month prison sentence12/22/20
Pardoned former Rep. Chris Collins as a reward for being the first member of Congress to endorse his 2016 campaign resulting in him only serving 10 weeks of a 26-month prison sentence for insider trading12/22/20
Commuted former Republican Rep. Steve Stockman's ten-year prison sentence after serving only two years for stealing $1.25 million meant for a charity but using it for personal expenses and to fund his campaign insteadPardoned his former campaign aide George Papadopoulos who lied to the FBI about his many interactions with top Russian intelligence officials who claimed they had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton that could help the Trump campaign and used the occasion to lash out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller for prosecuting him in the first placeAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Steven SumnerFmr. County Commissioner
12/21/20
Performed sexual acts on a girl younger than 16 years old and tried to get her to do the same to him after providing her alcoholic drinks12/21/20
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
12/18/20
Funneled hundreds of millions of dollars through two shell companies connected to his son-in-law to hide its spending during the 2020 Presidential campaignAccording to a formal FEC complaint filed by the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center -
Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair
12/12/20
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Bill BroughFmr. State RepresentativeWorked in George W Bush's Administration
12/05/20
Allegedly forcibly pinned down, raped and sodomized a legislative aide in her car as she screamed and attempted to flee while also being married with young children at homeAccording to an official complaint filed by the victim with the Sacramento police five years after the alleged offense
12/05/20
Incessantly subjected a legislative staffer to "extremely offensive and non-consensual physical contact" and peppered her with "repeated and unwanted advances" over a yearslong period while also being married12/05/20
Tried to manhandle fellow city council member Lisa Bartlett from behind through a side door at a local restaurant presumably in an attempt to be intimate with her while also being married but she was able to get away from his grip before he could go any further12/05/20
Told a female legislative staffer that he's been "watching" her for a long time and said he could help her politically if she went to his home presumably to have sex, which she declined while also being marriedAccording to a report by local ABC affiliate Eyewitness News
2020 12
Inappropriately touched and unsuccessfully propositioned three female congressional staff members over a decade-long period while also being married with two childrenAccording to an investigative report by The Orange County Register
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
11/26/20
Rewarded former national security adviser Michael Flynn with a pardon after he stopped cooperating with investigators following his guilty plea for lying to the FBI over his communications with top Russian officials before he was sentenced and without consulting with the Justice Department firstAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Bunny WelshFmr. Sheriff [R-PA]
11/25/20
Illegally allowed police deputies she oversaw to stay "on the clock" and also accrue vacation time during supposed volunteer work done outside their normal work hoursAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
11/18/20
Unsuccessfully pushed Georgia's Secretary of State to illegally discard thousands of legally cast ballots from the 2020 Presidential electionAccording to a top staffer for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
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Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
11/17/20
Destroyed a surveillance camera and threw his bicycle at a security-guard shack at the gated community he lived and only avoided charges because the HOA president feared that he'd retaliate against her or her employeesAccording to an exclusive report by The Miami Herald
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11/09/20
Coerced a 25-year-old woman seeking his mentorship to get naked and enter the bathtub in his Las Vegas hotel suite and fondled her until she "submitted to the pressure" of his advances and had sex with him while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
11/09/20
Repeatedly attempted to have sex with media relations professional Brooke Hammerling in such a persistent manner that she likened it to "swatting him away like a fly" while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart11/09/20
Texted multiple sexually explicit messages to Fox News commentator Cathy Areu and later retaliated against her by drastically reducing her on-air appearances after she rebuffed his advances while also being married11/09/20
Left threatening messages and sent a private investigator to scare a woman he had recently sexually coerced to make sure she kept her "mouth closed" or else he would sue herAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
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11/05/20
Prescribed opioids to several family members and his romantic partner in violation of rules prohibiting doctors from treating and prescribing medication to people they are close withAccording to a ruling placing his medical license on probation by the TN Board of Medical Examiners
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11/05/20
Had a yearslong extramarital affair with a woman who worked for a Republican state senator and was able to keep it secret by using a fake Uber account to rendezvous with her and then facilitated her transfer to a job working for a wealthy business executive and donor he was criminally involved withAccording to two people with direct knowledge who spoke on condition of anonymity with The Associated Press
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Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
10/23/20
Punched his wife in the face more than once and then took her cellphone away so she couldn't call for help10/23/20
Made police deputies and other staff members perform non-work services for his personal businesses, at his private property and for his political campaign during their regular work hoursAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
John DowState Judge [R-UT]
10/15/20
According to a report by the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
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Amy JohnsonPolitical Person [R]
10/09/20
Shot an unarmed woman in the stomach after she went to her car and grabbed her gun following a verbal argument that hadn't even turned physical, causing the victim to be airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery mere weeks after being given a prime time speaking role at the 2020 Republican National ConventionAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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David BlackwelderFmr. Sheriff Candidate
10/02/20
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10/01/20
Sexually harassed an assistant of hers so incessantly that she eventually filed a 42-page complaint against Fox News which resulted in them paying her a secret multimillion-dollar settlementAccording to an exclusive report by The New Yorker
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Ross SpanoFmr. U.S. Representative
10/01/20
Attempted to take his loaded concealed handgun onto an airplane at Tampa International Airport, but was stopped by airport security and forced to secure it before being allowed to board his flightAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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Ravi ZachariasFmr. Minister [R]
9/29/20
Masturbated in front his massage therapist more than fifty times, asked her to give him explicit photos of her and asked her for sex at least twice over a five-year period while also being married the entire timeAccording to an exclusive report by Christianity Today
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Brent WaltzFmr. State Senator [R-IN]
9/29/20
Illegally funneled $40,500 in campaign contributions from an Indiana casino through "straw donors" who were reimbursed through fake consulting fees and then lied to federal officials when they questioned him about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Roberta MarcianoFmr. Scott Taylor Political Strategist
9/24/20
Conspired with coworkers in Rep. Scott Taylor's office to forge petition signatures that included the names of dead people and voters who had moved out of the district and then signed sworn affidavits that falsely asserted he had witnessed registered voters do the signing in an effort get a third-party "spoiler" candidate on the ballot to help siphon votes away from Taylor's Democratic rival in the 2018 midterm electionAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/17/20
Shoved his tongue down aspiring actress Amy Dorris' throat and groped her in a way she felt like an "octopus was hugging" her when she was away from view of her boyfriend in Trump's box at the 1997 US Open Tennis Championships while he was married to Marla MaplesAccording to an exclusive report by The Guardian
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9/15/20
Was ordered to pay thousands of dollars in owed back child support and $3,167 per month to a woman he had a baby with during an extramarital affair until the child turns 18According to a lawsuit filed by former staffer A.J. Delgado
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Jason RavnsborgFmr. Att. General [R-SD]Lauded by Trump
9/15/20
Fatally struck a pedestrian and kept driving while dragging their body along for a period of time which police questioned how he could have missed since his victim's "face was [on his] windshield," their broken glasses somehow got into his car and their flashlight was later found still illuminating and investigators later determined he was browsing his phone likely just beforehand which is probably why he left the scene and called 911 with the excuse that he thought he hit a deerAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Byron MallottFmr. Lt. Governor [R-AK]
9/10/20
Invited a female public safety officer up to his hotel room under false pretenses and made it clear to her how attracted he was to her while also being married and when she rose to leave the room he vaguely threatened her by reminding her how much he has helped her professionally throughout her career and then secretly paid her an undisclosed amount of money and forced her to sign a nondisclosure agreement after she filed a complaint against himAccording to an exclusive report by ProPublica
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/06/20
Attended a risque Las Vegas show where exotic dancers urinated on each other with a Russian oligarch of which his lawyer at the time Michael Cohen recalled him watching “with delight”Firsthand account from Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen
8/28/20
Gave his 2020 Republican acceptance speech from the White House lawn in what one expert described as an “abomination” that “may be the most visible misuse of official position for private gain in America’s history”According to multiple experts on the law and government regulations -
Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
8/26/20
Instructed subordinates to secretly record Washington Commanders cheerleader's who were modeling for a swimsuit calendar in various states of undress with the explicit command to make sure the videos "get the good bits" and created a personal soundtrack to go along with a 10-minute video that was prepared for himAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Jack BrewerConservative Athlete [R]"Black Voices for Trump" member
8/25/20
Improperly raked in a $35k profit after selling 100,000 shares of "penny stock" COPsync after receiving confidential information that it was about to crashAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
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Greg LindbergConservative Businesss Person
8/19/20
Gave $1.5 million dollars in bribes to a North Carolina Insurance Commissioner in exchange for favorable treatment of his insurance company by state regulators and the firing of the deputy insurance commissionerAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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7/21/20
Allegedly handcuffed and "violently" raped Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart so roughly that he left her "bruised and battered with bloody wrists" after he lured her to his hotel room ostensibly to discuss her career trajectory at Fox News while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim
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Steve WatkinsFmr. U.S. Representative95.3% Voted with Trump
7/14/20
Illegally used a local UPS store as his legal address for voting purposes in violation of state election lawAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Paul EricksonPolitical Operative [R]
7/06/20
Stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims including his own god mother, family members, friends and former classmates by convincing them to invest in various schemes he concocted that promised massive returns, but instead kept the money for himselfAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Loren CulpFmr. Chief of Police Candidate
7/05/20
Refused to report a 17-year-old victim's credible allegations against her stepfather who had been raping and sexually assaulting her since she was only 5 years old in violation of state law and threatened to charge her with making false claims insteadAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media
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Joel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]
6/23/20
Received over $400k in federal COVID relief by falsely claiming two defunct businesses were still operationalAccording to charging documents by federal authorities6/23/20
Maliciously smeared his GOP primary opponent as being a racist child molester through defamatory posts from fake social media accounts he createdAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
6/12/20
Threw a rock at a delivery driver's vehicle and then instigated a physical altercation with him after refusing to pay the $860 balance he owedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Vanessa TijerinaFmr. State Sen. Candidate
6/11/20
Refused to obey repeated police commands to roll down her window while parked at a local restaurant because they smelled a strong odor of marijuana inside her car and suspected she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was caught with multiple "crack pipes" in her car that her young child was also a passenger inAccording to charging documents filed by local police