Republicans Using the Power of Office to Criminally Harass

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  • William TimmonsWilliam TimmonsU.S. Representative [R-SC]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon40k
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon40kEndorsed by Trump
    Extramarital Affair, Harassment
    7/19/22
    Used 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 unabated
    According to an exclusive report by the Charleston Post and Courier
  • Andy StricklandAndy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
       
    Using Power for Sexual Coercion
    2/18/20
    Coerced a subordinate into having a sexual relationship with him by threatening to manipulate her salary or fire her outright if she didn't agree
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Joe BartonJoe BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump
    92.4% Voted with Trump  
    Threats to Use Power of Office, Salacious Communications
    11/22/17
    Sent pictures of himself masturbating to three women -- two whom he had an extramarital affair with -- and threatened to sic the Capitol Police on one of the women he was involved with if she went public with his naked pictures
    According to a recorded phone call between Barton and one woman he had an affair with exclusively reported by The Washington Post
  • Jack LatvalaJack LatvalaFmr. State Senator [R-FL]
       
    Cheating, Using Power for Sexual Coercion, Groping
    11/03/17
    Routinely grabbed five female senate staff and lobbyists buttocks, breasts and other parts of their bodies and threatened to retaliate against them by refusing to take meetings with them if they complained about his behavior while also being married
    According to an investigative report by Politico
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m  
    Threats to Use Power of Office
    6/30/17
    Directed three top White House officials to repeatedly call and threaten Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski that a negative article about their private lives would be published in the National Enquirer unless they call him and personally apologize for their negative coverage of him
    According to both the anchors who reported Trump's actions in the Washington Post