Republicans Using Their Power of Office to Criminally Threaten and Intimidate
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Mark LambUS Rep. Candidate
5/20/26Engaged in a yearslong extramarital affair with a campaign volunteer while he was running for Sheriff that included them exchanging sexually explicit text messages and nude photos and later threatened to send state troopers after her to keep her quiet
5/20/26Used his position as Sheriff to threaten multiple women with police action to scare them into keeping quiet about their sexual encounters and both unsolicited and consensual salacious messages he exchanged with them
According to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic -
David EstensonFmr. State Sen. Nominee
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 -
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 -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President




162.3m
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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