The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/22/16Tightly hugged and kissed Adult Film star Jessica Drake without her consent inside his hotel suite while wearing his pajamas and later that night offered her $10,000 to return to his suite to eat dinner and presumably have sex with him less than a year after he married Melania10/22/16Tightly hugged and kissed two Adult Film actresses that fellow Adult Film actress Jessica Drake brought with her to his hotel room without their consent less than a year after he married MelaniaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets10/22/16Offered to pay adult film star Jessica Drake $10,000 if she agreed to come to his hotel room and presumably have sex with him which she declined while also being married to MelaniaFirsthand account from Drake, Photographed with Trump at a golf tournament the day of the alleged incident10/20/16Grabbed yoga instructor Karena Virginia's chest and scoffed "Don't you know who I am?" after she reflexively pulled away from himAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets10/18/16Said he was going to be dating a very young girl he had just randomly crossed paths with in ten years when she still would have been a teenagerTold two 14-year-old girls singing Christmas carols with their youth choir that he'll be dating them in a "couple of years" after he asked them how old they wereCaught on video10/17/16Sexually assaulted his wife Ivana Trump -- 16 months since the last time they had sex -- in a way she later described to her friends as "rape" because he blamed her for painful side effects from a plastic surgery procedure she recommended he undertake to help cover his baldnessAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump although friends said she described it to them as such right after it happened10/17/16Violently yanked out a fistful of Ivana Trump's hair because she recommended a plastic surgeon to remove a bald spot in a procedure that he did not know would be painfulAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump10/16/16Grabbed and kissed Mar-a-Lago guest Cathy Heller on the side of the mouth without consent and nearly caused her to lose balance as she tried to deflect his advances while being married to MarlaFirsthand account from Heller, Confirmed by close friend Susan Klein whom Heller confided in soon after the alleged incident and a relative who was at the event and witnessed Trump being aggressive with her from a distance, Confided in close friends about the incident before it became public10/14/16Digitally penetrated model Kristin Anderson through her underwear for up to 30 seconds without consent as he sat next to her in a booth at a New York nightclub while he was married to Ivana10/14/16Moved his hands up the skirt of first-class passenger Jessica Leeds "like an octopus" that had "40 zillion hands" and also groped her breasts in an incident she described as an "assault" that she only escaped from by retreating to a seat in coach while also married to Ivana10/14/16Kissed receptionist Rachel Crooks on the mouth without her consent outside of an elevator at Trump Tower after recently marrying MelaniaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets10/13/16Looked up women's skirts and pointed out who was and wasn't wearing underwear after a line of scantily clad women walked across his restaurant table of which model Lisa Boyne said was the "most offensive scene I’ve ever been a part of"According to a report by Huffington Post10/12/16Grabbed photographer's assistant Mindy McGillivray's bottom without her consent at Mar-a-Lago and then "looked away quickly" of which the photographer recalled her saying at the time, "Donald just grabbed my ass!"Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets10/12/16Pushed journalist Natasha Stoynoff against a wall and shoved his tongue down her throat in a private room at Mar-a-Lago for a minute until she managed to break away and told her "you know we’re going to have an affair, don’t you?" moments before a pregnant Melania walked in to do a joint interview on their recent wedding and marriageConfided in a work colleague the next day10/12/16Barged in on teenage girls as young as fifteen-years-old changing in the dressing room of the 1997 Miss Teen USA beauty pageant and told the girls "don't worry, ladies, I've seen it all before" as the girls scrambled to cover themselvesCorroborated by
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/11/16Walked in the dressing room of the 2001 Miss USA pageant when most of the contestants were naked or topless which made then 18-year-old Miss Arizona Tasha Dixon feel "very physically vulnerable" because she and other contestants weren't given a chance to cover up firstAccording to firsthand witnesses and reported by multiple major outlets10/09/16Hugged Miss New Hampshire Bridget Sullivan “just a little low" on her backside in a way a "creepy uncle" would do at a party promoting the 2000 Miss USA pageant10/09/16Walked in the dressing room of the 2000 Miss USA pageant when all the contestants were naked in a way Miss New Hampshire Bridget Sullivan described as "really shocking" because they weren't given a chance to cover up before he enteredAccording to an exclusive report by BuzzFeed News10/08/16Solicited TV host Nancy O'Dell to have sex with him and persisted even after she rebuffed all his advances only a few months after he married MelaniaCaught on audio10/07/16Kissed a close friend of CNN's Erin Burnett "almost on her lips" without her consent and later invited her into his office alone where he showered her with compliments and gave her his personal cell number presumably in an attempt to have an affair while married to MelaniaAccording to a corroborating witness and exclusively reported by CNN10/03/16Asked one female "Apprentice" contestant what breast size she had and whether they were natural or augmented and asked other female contestants to wear shorter dresses that showed more of their cleavage on the showFirsthand account from former "Apprentice" contestant Gene FolkesDirected 24-year-old female "Apprentice" contestant Poppy Carlig to twirl in front of him so he could gawk at her bodyConfirmed by Carlig and several cast membetsRoutinely demeaned female "Apprentice" contestants by "rating" them on the size of their breasts and saying which ones he wanted to have sex withFirsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, 2004 Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank whose breasts were objectified by Trump, 2005 Apprentice winner Randal Pinkett, 2010 Apprentice contestant Gene Folkes & 22 former Apprentice contestants and crew members10/03/16Incessantly made inappropriate and lewd comments about an "Apprentice" camerawoman's buttocks and body and often stopped production to look at the camera she was operating over a period of more than 2 yearsFirsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, Former "Apprentice" employees German Abarca, Rebecca Arndt & six former crew members, Corroborated by two crew members who said the victim told them how uncomfortable Trump's comments made herOpenly discussed which female "Apprentice" contestants he’d like to have sex with -- sometimes with the woman present -- while also goading male contestants into participate by asking them questions like "you’d f*ck her, wouldn’t you? I’d f*ck her"Firsthand accounts by producer Katherine Welker, 2004 Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank whose breasts were objectified by Trump, 2005 Apprentice winner Randal Pinkett, 2010 Apprentice contestant Gene Folkes & 22 former Apprentice contestants and crew members
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Mike YenniFmr. Alderman [R-LA]9/29/16Sent explicit texts to a 17-year-old boy asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being marriedAccording to an exclusive investigative report by WWL-TV
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Brandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff9/28/16Physically attacked his victim causing him "visible bodily harm" in addition to slashing his tires and also damaged another woman's door and laptop causing over $500 in damages9/27/16Pointed his gun at an unarmed woman who knocked on his door and was ordered to go to counseling if he wanted his charges droppedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Vance PhillipsFmr. County Commissioner9/27/16Coerced an 18-year-old young woman who was only 16 when they first met and 30 years younger than him into a monthslong sexual relationship where she was compelled to participate in bondage fetishes of his that included using ropes, clamps, chains and sex toys that she did not willingly consent to and then threatened her with "a world of hurt" if she ever rebuffed his incessant advancesAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m9/05/16Refused to publicly release his tax returns before the 2016 election and while he was President which broke over forty years of precedent meant to show that the President does not have any financial conflicts of interest that could affect his decision makingAccording to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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8/23/16Was sued by co-host Andrea Tantaros who alleged Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, former Senator Scott Brown and another male sexually harassed and made inappropriate comments to herAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Jim GuthrieState Senator [R-ID]8/19/16Engaged in an extramarital affair with state representative Christy Perry where they would take advantage of legislative trips to discreetly spend time together without raising any suspicious from his wifeAccording to a report by the East Idaho News
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Curry ToddFmr. State Representative8/04/16Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole themAccording to an arrest report by the local police
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Anthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]8/04/16Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old and also filmed and photographed many of the boys getting completely naked as they played strip poker in his bedroomAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John OremFmr. Sheriff Candidate8/02/16Overdosed on heroin twice in a twelve-hour timespan and was administered a drug to reverse their effects both timesAccording to court records reported by local media
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Roger AilesFmr. Fox News CEO7/29/16Coerced top Fox News staffer Laurie Luhn -- who was 22 years younger than him -- into starting an abusive sexual relationship while he was still married that lasted 20+ years and used the threat to release a videotape he made of her dancing in lingerie to help maintain psychological controlAccording to an investigative report by New York Magazine who read a confidential $3.15MM settlement Fox News paid7/23/16Told Rudi Bakhtiar to stand up in front of him so he could look at her legs during her job interview and then laughed and told her to sit down after she asked him if that was "part of the job requirement"According to an exclusive report by New York Magazine
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Brian WilsonFmr. Fox News Reporter7/23/16Made a series of unwanted sexual advances towards newly hired correspondent and subordinate Rudi Bakhtiar and asked her to be "friends with benefits" with him even after she rebuffed his sexual advances and then reassigned her off his team when he was promotedAccording to an exclusive report by New York Magazine
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Frank AntenoriFmr. State Senator [R-AZ]7/21/16Unlawfully entered and hunted wild game on the grounds of a restricted military base in southern ArizonaAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative7/13/16Had sex with a 20-year-old college student in his government office after drunkenly texting her that he'd like to see her "naked around midnight" and enticing her with a cooler full of beer and later had sex with her in his own home while also being married7/13/16Kissed a legislative assistant on the neck without her consent and sent suggestive text messages asking her for risqué pictures while also being married, which led to her quitting and finding a new job in the private sector to avoid interacting with himAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General7/13/16Solicited erotic pictures from three unsuspecting female legislative staff over dozens of sexualized texts and social media messages while also being marriedAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General7/13/16Made "quite a display" of putting his hand in his pocket to accentuate his penis as he offered an unwrapped breath mint to a female lobbyist who merely asked for a piece of candy from a jar on his desk which led her to give him the nickname "Pants Candy"According to a report from the Tennessee Attorney GeneralSexually harassed 22 female legislative staff, interns, lobbyists and others over a three-year period which led to the Tennessee House overwhelmingly voting to remove him from officeAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
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Drew HastingsFmr. Mayor [R-OH]7/12/16Listed a fake address on his declaration of candidacy forms and illegally claimed a city refund of $500 on a vacant building he owned and altered official documents related to the refundAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Roger AilesFmr. Fox News CEO7/06/16Solicited anchor Gretchen Carlson for sexual favors while also being married and then punished her professionally after she refused his advances in a manner so egregious that Fox News settled a lawsuit she filed for $20 million dollarsAccording to the details of a civil settlement and public apology Fox News gave Ms. Carlson
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m6/23/16Allegedly tied a thirteen-year-old girl to a bed and raped her at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein and struck her in the face with his open hand after she pleaded with him to stop while he was married to MarlaCorroborated by "Tiffany Doe" who was hired by Epstein to recruit underage girls for sexAllegedly forced a thirteen-year-old girl to manually stimulate him until he ejaculated at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to IvanaCorroborated by rape of the two young girls in sworn testimony, Trump's ex-wife Ivana privately confided to multiple friends that he raped herAllegedly forced two young girls aged 12 and 13 to perform oral sex on him and to engage in lesbian sex in front of him at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Ivana6/17/16Repeatedly grabbed Miss Washington Cassandra Searles's buttocks and asked her to come to his hotel room to presumably have sex while he was married to MelaniaFirsthand account from Searles
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Scott SteinerState Judge [R-CA]6/09/16Had sex with an intern in his private chambers and then later wrote her a letter of recommendation for a job in the local DA's office while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his life6/09/16Had sex with an attorney who practiced in his court in his private chambers while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his lifeAccording to an investigative report by The Washington Post
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Terry BurtonFmr. State Senator [R-MS]5/18/16Crashed his car into a stop sign after drinking multiple alcoholic beverages inside a VIP tent at a concert and was found to have a BAC of .10 when police arrivedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m5/14/16Kissed 21-year-old Miss USA contestant Temple Taggart "directly on the lips" without her consent on two occasions that made her say to herself "Oh my God, gross!" while he was married to Marla MaplesFirsthand account from Taggart5/14/16Asked Miss Universe Brook Lee "Don’t you think my daughter’s hot? She’s hot, right?" as they watched a then 16-year-old Ivanka helping on stage during the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant in an incident she described thinking at the time as "That’s just weird. She was 16. That’s creepy."Corroborated by Miss Universe Brook Lee
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Jesse BentonFmr. Rand Paul Campaign Manager5/05/16Illegally paid Iowa state senator Kent Sorenson $73,000 to switch his 2016 Presidential candidate endorsement from Michelle Bachmann to Ron Paul and then falsified campaign reports to cover it upAccording to a federal jury who convicted him
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5/04/16Paid $2,000 for a private exotic dance from a stripper at a Las Vegas club that turned into a nearly yearlong affair where the two would get together -- sometimes at the same resort where he married his wife -- whenever he was in Las Vegas to have sex with herAccording to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m4/18/16Immediately "started right in on the groping under the table" of American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth and grabbed her "intimate private parts" after he insisted on sitting next to her at a large dinner partyAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets4/18/16Entered 22-year-old American Dream Calendar Girls model Lauren Petrella's private room at Mar-a-Lago without her permission, laid on her bed until she entered and then tried to get her to have sex with him before being rebuffed at the same time he was engaged to Marla MaplesDetailed in a sworn deposition in an unrelated lawsuit filed against Trump4/16/16Forced American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth into Ivanka's bedroom at Mar-a-Lago and "kissed, fondled, and restrained” her without consent which made her so nauseated that she "vomited profusely" while he was engaged to his soon-to-be wife MarlaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House4/10/16Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys -— the youngest being only 14-years-old —- during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was marriedAccording to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
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Duncan HunterFmr. U.S. RepresentativeFirst Rep. to endorse Trump in '162016 04Stole $250,000 from his campaign to spend on everyday personal expenses like family vacations, private school tuition and jewelry in addition to a multitude of expenses that funded at least five extramarital relationships on things like ride shares, bar tabs and hotel roomsHe pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for private use and was sentenced to eleven months in prison, but was pardoned by Donald Trump before his sentence began
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2016 03According to multiple eyewitnesses accounts and video surveillance
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Don GosenFmr. State Representative2/19/16Tricked a woman into beginning an extramarital affair with him by lying to her about being divorced when he was in fact marriedAccording to Gosen's own admission two days after his resignation2/19/16Allegedly filmed himself having sex inside the state capitol with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with and also sent her at least one racy photograph of himselfAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative1/29/16Was accused of having an extramarital affair with a former state representative by the Lieutenant GovernorAccording to a statement by Republican Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey
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Reford TheboldMayor [R-CO]1/08/16He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 hours of community service and ordered to attend a shoplifting counseling class
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David LausmanActivist [R]2016 01Took bribes including a free vacation to Thailand and a $11k luxury handbag from a military contractor when he was a captain in the NavyAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative12/09/15Illegally attempted to get an Adderall prescription by altering the refill date without permission from his doctorAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative10/20/15Conspired with a business executive to hide $524,000 in assets owed to an insurance company that was then left on the hook for a $6 million contract his coconspirator failed to fulfill and then intentionally lied to an IRS investigator when questioned about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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10/12/15Created a politicized special committee into the 2012 Benghazi attacks -- three years after the attacks happened -- that was designed to undermine Hillary Clinton's standing with the public just as she ramped up her Presidential campaignAccording to reporting by all major mainstream outlets
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Jud McMillinFmr. State Representative9/30/15Shared a sexually explicit video via text message to multiple people and abruptly resigned days later after the video was leaked to the pressAccording to an exclusive report by Indy Star
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Tara MackFmr. State Representative9/15/15Made out with fellow state rep Tim Kelly with her pants down inside a parked car at a local park while being married to a pastor and having two kids and later falsely accused the park ranger who caught them of lying in an attempt to cover it upAccording to a report filed by the park ranger who caught them
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Tim KellyFmr. State Representative9/15/15Kissed fellow state rep Tara Mack with her pants down inside a car at a local park while also being nearly twenty years older than her and married with four childrenAccording to a report filed by the park ranger who caught them
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Cindy GamratFmr. State Representative9/10/15Had an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Todd Cotter and then used public funds to cover up the affair which resulted in her being expelled from the Michigan HouseAccording to an investigation conducted by the Michigan House
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Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]9/05/15Physically abused his wife at least eight separate times over a period of time ranging from when they were dating to the final assault that happened in a Ritz-Carlton hotel which resulted in his arrest9/05/15Repeatedly lied under oath and made false statements to the chief judge of a federal court by falsely claiming her had never hit, kicked, or punched his ex-wife when in fact he had done all three on multiple occasionsAccording to a report conducted by federal officials submitted to Congress
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Drew WrigleyAttorney General [R-ND]9/02/15Had an extramarital affair with a married woman during his time as Lt. Governor and only admitted to it after a citizen journalist exposed it onlineAccording to a report by The Forum
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Todd CourserFmr. State Representative8/07/15Engaged in an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Cindy Gamrat and then concocted a wild story that would allege he solicited a male prostitute to keep their affair from becoming publicAccording to audio recordings reported on by The Detroit News
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Peter BobyDuncan Hunter Political Aide8/04/15Was caught with an unregistered firearm and ammunition on US Capitol grounds following a routine car inspection by Capitol policeAccording to a report by CNN
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m8/02/15Said he "wasn't interested" in "beautiful" 12-year-old Paris Hilton which is weird and creepy that a grown adult feels the need to qualify a statement like thatInterview on the Howard Stern Show
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8/01/15Convinced numerous people into investing $840,000 in a technology company that he secretly earned commissions on while giving the false impression he was actually an investorAccording to charging documents filed by states attorneys
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Annette BosworthFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate7/01/15Filed false election documents attesting she personally gathered the requisite amount of voter signatures required for her to get on the ballot for a US Senate election and then lied to state officials when they confronted herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m6/25/15Fearmongered that Mexico was bringing "crime" and "rapists" into the United States while at the same time having himself been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault by 25+ womenAccording to multiple sources and reported on by multiple major outlets
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Frank GuintaFmr. U.S. Representative6/02/15Lied about the origins of a $355,000 loan to his 2010 congressional campaign that his parents gave him by falsely asserting the money came from earnings he made working in the private sectorHe signed an agreement with the FEC where he agreed to repay the donation amount in addition to a $15,000 fine
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Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House6/01/15Illegally structured hush money payments of $1.7 million to elude federal bank reporting requirements in order to hide the fact he was paying the victim of his past sex crimes and then lied to Federal investigators about itHe pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine
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6.5mLauded by Trump5/21/15Allegedly choked his then-wife Maureen McPhilmy and dragged her down the stairs by her neck during an argument witnessed by his daughterAccording to allegations made by O'Reilly's daughter in court filings during his divorce proceedings
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John DiehlFmr. House Speaker [R-MO]16 Years in GOP5/14/15Exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college freshman and congressional intern decades younger than him while also being married with three childrenAccording to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star
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5/05/15Physically abused his college girlfriend by grabbing her wrists so hard they would bruise and emotionally abused her by controlling many aspects of her life and demanding to approve of anyone she interacted withAccording to an exclusive interview of the alleged victim by The Courier-Journal5/05/15Drove his college girlfriend to get a secret abortion at a Louisville clinic and became "enraged" when he learned she listed his real name as her driver home on the release form which exposed his anti-choice hypocrisyAccording to an exclusive report by The Courier-Journal
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Randy BoehningFmr. State Representative4/29/15Sent nude images of himself to men decades younger than him on a gay dating website around the same time he voted against an anti-discrimination bill that intended to provide additional protections to the LGBTQ communityAccording to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with
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Lisa Wilson-FoleyFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate3/24/15Fraudulently accepted at least $500k for her campaign from her husband by falsely reporting the money came from her personal accounts and accepted an additional $30k from four straw donors who concealed that he was the source of the fundsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials3/24/15Illegally paid convicted felon and former Governor John Rowland $35,000 under the table to work on her 2012 Republican congressional campaign instead of using campaign funds as required by lawAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative3/17/15Filed $50,000 in false expense reports to his campaign lying about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did in reimbursement formsAccording to a report by Politico
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Matthew PennellFmr. Political Aide [R-KS]3/07/15According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative2/06/15Sold his home to a major Republican donor for $925,000 --more than three times its assessed value of $255,000 -- at the height of his reelection campaignAccording to an exclusive report by Blue Nation Review
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2/05/15Received oral sex from a woman who wasn't his wife after they both partially undressed and fondled each otherAccording to a sworn deposition from the woman he allegedly had the affair with
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative2/02/15Spent tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds on private jets, automobiles, tickets to the Super Bowl, massages and cigars and many other things over a five-year periodAccording to a bombshell report by The Washington Post