Republicans Cheating on Their Partner by Having Sex with Someone Else
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11/15/24Fathered a child out of wedlock with another woman which resulted in an "irretrievable breakdown" of his first marriage and eventual divorceAccording to an exclusive report by The New Yorker
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Lucas LaniganState Representative [R-ME]10/28/24Grabbed his wife's neck and choked her for upwards of 20 seconds causing noticeable bruises on both sides of her neck and other injuries on her face after she confronted him over an extramarital affair she suspected he was havingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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9/23/24Had an affair with a woman and then paid her $7400 for part-time work in his local taxpayer paid for district office that she never showed up for according to four co-workers and only stopped paying her after his fiancée found outAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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9/13/24Had an extramarital affair with a woman that resulted in the destruction of his marriage after he refused his wife's overture to reconcile while also publicly portraying himself as “a Christian, conservative family man” who adheres to traditional Christian valuesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Zack ScrivnerCounty Supervisor4/25/24Allegedly sexually assaulted his preteen daughter who along with her siblings was granted an order of protection against him while authorities investigated the allegation further while still being married to his estranged wifeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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1/25/24Defecated on a WWE employee he coerced into a nonconsensual sexual relationship while also being married and then commanded her to give oral sex to his friend while feces were running down her head1/25/24Teamed up with a male WWE employee to physically restrain and sexually assault a female WWE employee after they shoved her into a locked room at company headquarters and mocked her pleas for them to stop by taunting that "No means yes" while also being marriedAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Tony YochamFmr. Chief of Police [R-TX]1/09/24Sexually abused a child multiple times before he was caught and arrested while also being a married father of five childrenAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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11/30/23Raped a woman he and his wife Bridget Ziegler previously had group sex with and have known for 20 years after she tried to cancel their planned tryst because Bridget could no longer participateAccording to a police complaint filed by the alleged victim
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304kMAGA Enthusiast11/03/23Groomed and manipulated a 19-year-old girl who was 23 years younger than him into having a secret yearslong sexual relationship with him that she claimed included doing everything except sexual intercourse by first gaining her trust as her pastor where he would take her and her brother on seemingly innocuous outings to restaurants, bookstores and the park which eventually led to the point where she claimed he crossed the line and "kept crossing it more severely sexually” while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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9/23/23Cheated on and left his wife of 34 years for a DC lobbyist after having spent years touting "traditional family values" as a pillar of his political identityAccording to court filings first reported by the local newspaper Index-Journal
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9/15/23Had a multiyear extramarital affair with North Dakota Governer Kristi Noem while also being married with childrenAccording to five sources who spoke exclusively with the New York Post
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2.3mLauded by Trump9/15/23Engaged in a multiyear extramarital affair with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of her public personaAccording to five sources who spoke exclusively with the New York Post
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6/19/23Was sued for $200k by a husband who claimed he used his position to persuade his wife, who was a mid-level state government employee, to engage in a yearslong affair that included instances of group sex and led to the eventual destruction of the couple's marriageAccording to a $200,000 civil lawsuit filed by former Republican candidate Scott Lassiter
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4/14/23Had unprotected sex with an inebriated 19-year-old he had provided alcohol to which a Republican-led investigation determined was tantamount to rape because his victim "could not effectively consent to intercourse" due to the influence of alcohol and also because she very likely would have said no as it was her first time having sex and later took her to the drugstore so should could purchase emergency contraception while also being a married "family values" lawmaker who routinely denounced the so-called "grooming" of childrenAccording to an official complaint filed against Slaton and exclusively reported by The Texas Tribune
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Rupert MurdochFmr. Fox News CEOLauded by Trump4/05/23According to an exclusive interview his ex-wife gave to New York magazine
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12/21/22Forced Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart to perform oral sex on him in an office at Fox News’ headquarters and then later sent her threatening text messages bragging about how he physically injured her while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim
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Brian StoutState Representative [R-OR]12/02/22Began performing oral sex on a woman which went beyond what she had consented to and despite her repeatedly telling him to stop which he only did when his wife walked in the roomAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Joel KoskanFmr. State Rep. Nominee11/03/22Raped, orally penetrated and sexually molested his adopted daughter over a six-year period beginning when she was just twelve years old and waged an intimidation campaign to keep her quiet by monitoring her every move via GPS and home video surveillance, which ironically is how he found out she reported him to the police while also being a married father of young childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Jody GreeneFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]10/21/22Had a monthslong extramarital affair with a female subordinate where they had sex in multiple places including his office, home and a local shooting range -- once even kicking out the window of his patrol car while they were having sex -- and eventually impregnated herAccording to court records reported by local publications
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Scott EskFmr. State Rep. Candidate8/22/22Allegedly made frequent phone calls to a "house of prostitution" presumably to have sex with the women who worked there while also being a married father of threeAccording to accusations made by his estranged wife in her divorce filing
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Matthew LeveridgeState's Attorney [R-KY]8/03/22Impregnated a criminal defendant his office prosecuted sometime during their two-month affair and then rescinded her pretrial diversion agreement presumably out of payback for telling his wife about the affair and baby8/03/22Engaged in an extramarital affair with a woman who was serving jury duty in the court he was prosecuting cases in and would often boast to her that he "don't have no boss" who could reprimand him for itHad an extramarital affair with a probation officer who worked closely with defendants he presumably could have secured convictions on which makes him vulnerable to claims of bias in courtAccording to a report by The Daily Beast
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7/19/22Used his influence as a US Rep. to convince a judge to order the arrest and jailing of the husband of a woman he was having an extramarital affair with on bogus kidnapping charges so he could continue seeing her unabatedAccording to an exclusive report by the Charleston Post and Courier
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Richard BraswellCommissioner [R-NC]6/29/22Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/02/22Engaged in a yearlong extramarital affair with a woman who was formerly married to an ISIS terrorist and paid her $5,000 to keep quiet about itAccording to a statement in which he admitted to the affair and announced he was ending his reelection campaign
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Brad NamdarFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate2/15/22Hired a professional escort for sex on two separate occasions and refused to pay her after the second time they had sex while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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1/15/22Had an affair with a WWE employee 35 years younger than him and then doubled her salary to $200k and paid her $3 million to keep their tryst a secretAccording to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal
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Lee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]A+ NRA Rating1/07/22According to a statement in which he admitted to the affairs while denying a related sexual assault allegation1/07/22Allegedly raped and sexually abused a minor over many years beginning when she was fifteen years old and continued well into her adulthood while being married the entire timeAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media
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Tim PhillipsFmr. Americans for Prosperity President12/03/21Engaged in an extramarital affair with a woman who worked at his organization while being married with four childrenAccording to an exclusive report by CNBC News
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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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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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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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Bill BroughFmr. State RepresentativeWorked in George W Bush's Administration12/05/20Allegedly 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
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11/09/20Coerced 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
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11/05/20Had 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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7/21/20Allegedly 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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Mitchell EnglanderFmr. City Council Member3/09/20Had sex with an escort that was paid for by a businessperson he was accepting bribes from during a trip in Las Vegas while being married to his "high school sweetheart" and having two childrenAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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1/10/20Instigated a sexual relationship with a subordinate 14 years younger than him after intentionally deflating her tires so "she couldn't go anywhere" and therefore make it more likely she would accept a ride home from him while being married with two young childrenAccording to an acknowledgement on live TV in which he bragged about his actions
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/18/19Allegedly paid for group sex with an adult-film star and a young looking teenager of unknown age inside a secret Times Square sex club run by the Mafia while he was married to IvanaFirsthand account from mobster and self-proclaimed eyewitness John Tino, Deemed credible enough for publication by authors Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy
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7/16/19Had an extramarital affair with Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign's press secretary while his wife was pregnant with their second childAccording to an exclusive report by Mediaite7/16/19Paid to have sex with numerous prostitutes and professional escorts and frequented massage parlors where he paid for "happy endings" over a sixteen-year period while also being married the entire timeAccording to an exclusive report by Mediaite
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Brian EllisFmr. State Representative3/20/19Had sex with an unconscious woman who woke up "in pain, injured and naked" in a bed next to him without any memory of having sex with him after a night of "casually drinking" less than two drinks with friends and in addition to being unable to legally consent to sex she had made it "abundantly clear" to him many times before that she was not interested in a sexual relationship, not least because he was marriedAccording to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Ralph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair2/01/19Paid for sex with a 17-year-old minor boy he found on Craigslist at a local Super 8 Motel while also being a married father with four young children and an avid supporter of Anti-LGBT legislation who proclaimed he was a “family values Republican”Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Steve WatkinsFmr. U.S. Representative95.3% Voted with Trump10/26/18Engaged in multiple extramarital affairs which an acquaintance described as being "out of control" while professing in public to be a "family man" who was devoted to his wifeAccording to multiple verified sources in an investigative report by The Topeka Capital-Journal
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Rudy GiulianiFmr. Mayor [R-NY]4.2m6/12/18Openly engaged in an extramarital affair with a married woman twenty years younger than him and even spent a night with her at a posh resort five days before his wife filed for divorceAccording to divorce papers filed by his estranged wife
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Tim NolanFmr. State Judge [R-KY]5/04/18Coerced seven underage girls in to performing sex acts with him, supplied them with heroin and other opioids and threatened to take the drugs away and report them to the police if they didn't submit to his sexual demands while also being married5/04/18Coerced 12 young women -- all but two of whom were battling a heroin or opioid addiction and were already tangled up in the criminal justice system -- in to having sex with him by supplying them with heroin and threatened to take the drugs away and call the police on them if they rebuffed his sexual demands while also being marriedHe pleaded guilty to human trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m4/17/18Had a six-month tryst with Playboy Playmate Barbara Moore while his fiancée Marla Maples was pregnant with their daughter TiffanyFirsthand account from Barbara Moore in an interview published by The Daily Mail, Trump supporter
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Elliott BroidyFmr. RNC ExecutiveMajor Trump Fundraiser4/13/18Had sex with Playboy model Shera Bechard without using a condom despite also allegedly having herpes, during which he began to hurt her physically in ways she did not consent to while also being marriedAccording to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal
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590kMAGA Enthusiast4/11/18Coerced his hairstylist into giving him oral sex -- which she did out of fear of what he would do to her if she refused -- while also being married with young childrenAccording to testimony from the alleged victim before a select investigative committee
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m3/25/18Had sex with famous adult-film star Stormy Daniels without a condom and had her spank his bare bottom with a Forbes magazine with his face on the cover in his hotel suite after meeting her at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe while his wife Melania was home with their infant sonFirsthand account from Daniels during an exclusive interview on 60 Minutes, Trump secretly paid her $130,000 through his lawyer Michael Cohen to keep quiet about their affair days before the 2016 Presidential election
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27.8mMAGA Enthusiast3/21/18Had a monthslong affair with Celebrity Apprentice contestant Aubrey O'Day after meeting her on set while his pregnant wife Vanessa was with their two young children at homeAccording to an exclusive report by New York Magazine
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Steve WynnFmr. Wynn Resorts CEODonated 14.4m to Republican causes in 20203/01/18Coerced a massage therapist to perform more than 50 sexual acts on him in his locked office guarded by security dogs and gave her a $400 “tip” each time while also being married2/28/18Coerced a massage therapist into giving him "happy endings" by tipping $1,000 for regular massages as a guise and then later propositioned her to give him sexual favors in return which she reluctantly agreed to after becoming financially dependent on the job and money while also being newly marriedAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim2/27/18Fired a worker at the Golden Nugget casino back in 1976 after she ended a sexual relationship with him while also being marriedAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m2/16/18Had sex with former Playboy Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal dozens of times without using a condom over a monthslong period that began a mere 8 weeks after his wife Melania gave birth to their son Barron and also tried to offer her money after the first time they had sexFirsthand account from McDougal during an exclusive interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Told her sister and close friends about the affair when it was happening, Kept a journal detailing the affair in real time
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Jon StanardFmr. State Representative2/09/18Hired a prostitute on two separate occasions and took her to a hotel room he used taxpayer dollars to pay for while also being a married father of three who voted for stricter solicitation laws shortly before getting caughtAccording to an investigative report by the Daily Mail
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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 himAccording to an exclusive report by The wall Street Journal
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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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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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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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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 Texas11/22/17Had 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 Post
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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 womanAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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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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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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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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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 timeAccording to a federal civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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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 DianneAccording to an investigative report by AL.com
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/14/16Digitally 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 IvanaAllegedly according to reporting 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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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 paid
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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 marriedAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
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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 Ivana
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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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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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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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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 resignation
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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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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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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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Ken CampbellFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]6/20/14According to reporting by local and state outlets
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Donald SterlingConservative Businessman [R]6/03/14Coerced an assistant who was decades younger than him into having sex over a yearslong period by threatening to withhold her paycheck if she ever refused his advances, subjected her to a "steady stream of racially and sexually offensive comments" and fired her when she eventually stood up to him while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Lawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]3/14/14Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl virgin he claimed to have thought was a 19-year-old prostitute and ignored her attempts to squirm out of his grip by telling her to "just relax" while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Pete DomeniciFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NM]51 Years in GOP Office (1966-2017)2/20/13Fathered a son with a fellow US Senator's daughter while married with eight children and kept it secret for more than 30 yearsAccording to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child
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11/15/12Had extramarital affairs with one of his OBGYN patients, three coworkers and a pharmaceutical drug representative over a multiyear periodAccording to his own sworn testimony in his divorce trial
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John McGeeFmr. State Senator [R-ID]11/01/12Pulled out his penis and began masturbating in front of a female staffer in his locked office after he unsuccessfully pressured her to take her shirt off while also being married with young childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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10/10/12Urged a woman he was having an affair with who also happened to be his OBGYN patient to get an abortion while having had expressed ardently anti-choice views in publicAccording to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post
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