Republicans Using the Power of Office to Criminally Harass

Displaying 7 Crimes
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David EstensonFmr. State Sen. Nominee
9/20/22
Unsuccessfully tried to coax an underage 20-year-old female he provided alcohol to into giving him sexual favors in order to avoid an underage drinking ticket after he got caught with her in a bar and had to safe face because he was a police officer9/20/22
Threatened 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 headquartersAccording to an exclusive report by the Trempealeau County Times
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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 unabatedAccording to an exclusive report by the Charleston Post and Courier
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Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
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 agreeAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Joe BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump
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 picturesAccording to a recorded phone call between Barton and one woman he had an affair with exclusively reported by The Washington Post
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Jack LatvalaFmr. State Senator [R-FL]
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 marriedAccording to an investigative report by Politico
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
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 himAccording to both the anchors who reported Trump's actions in the Washington Post
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