Republicans Using the Power of Office to Criminally Harass
Displaying 10 Crimes
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Curtis CochranSheriff [R-NC]
6/27/25Groped a woman's breast and legs inside of his police cruiser and unsuccessfully attempted to coerce her into doing other "things she did not want to do" before she was able to exit his car and report his actions to the police
According to charging documents filed by local officials
6/27/25Tried to coerce a young woman into giving him oral sex inside his police cruiser and then began "rubbing his crotch" while she sat next to him after she repeatedly told him she would not do what he asked
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David EstensonFmr. State Sen. Nominee
9/20/22Unsuccessfully tried to coax a 20-year-old female he illegally provided alcohol to into giving him sexual favors if she wanted to avoid an underage drinking ticket after he got caught with her in a bar and had to save face because he was a police officer
9/20/22Threatened to plant illegal contraband in his 19-year-old lady friend's car if she ever told anyone about their sexual escapades that sometimes took place while he was on duty at police headquarters
According to an exclusive report by the Trempealeau County Times -
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 unabated
According to an exclusive report by the Charleston Post and Courier -
Byron MallottFmr. Lt. Governor [R-AK]
9/10/20Invited 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 him
According to an exclusive report by ProPublica -
Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
2/18/20Coerced 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 BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump
11/22/17Sent 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 LatvalaFmr. State Senator [R-FL]
11/03/17Routinely 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 Trump47th U.S. President




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6/30/17Directed 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
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