Republicans Who Criminally Threatened People Scandals List
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Will BraddockFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate9/29/24Threatened to kill his primary opponent and eventual winner Anna Luna by calling up his "Russian-Ukrainian hit squad" to take her outAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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12.3mMAGA Enthusiast1/06/24Choked a 20-year-old woman during sex without her consent so forcefully that the whites of her eyes turned red and she passed out and continued having sex with her while she was unconscious and then threatened to kill her when she came toAccording to an exclusive interview the alleged victim conducted with The Sun
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Matt HallState Representative [R-MI]9/19/23Wrote two threatening emails in all caps to a fellow student that warned he had just put a bullet inside his shotgun with the student's "NAME ON IT" and told him that he "BETTER WATCH OUT!!" if he didn't want troubleAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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5/27/23Called and threatened "several" Texas State Reps with "political consequences" if they voted to impeach him for corruptionAccording to a speech delivered by Rep. Green in the Texas State House
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Bruce MillerFmr. Conservative Athlete5/17/23Threatened to execute Rep. Eric Swalwell or send him to Guantanamo Bay in a threatening private message he sent the Congressman on TwitterAccording to an official report filed with the Capitol Police
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Joe StaysniakFmr. Radio Host2/22/23Struck his son, choked his son's boyfriend and threatened them with a gun as they sat in a parked car outside his homeAccording to charging documents obtained by NBC News
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Brian StoutState Representative [R-OR]12/02/22Threatened to kill a woman he was romantically involved with by throwing her off a cliff or slitting her throat if she ever told anyone about their relationshipAccording to a protective order filed by the alleged victim and granted by a local judge
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11/05/22Frequently called to “harass, annoy and terrify” the paster of a Baptist church, posted a number of social media threats against him and also made a number of salacious sexualized comments about the pastor's wifeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Arlyn BriggsFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-KS]6/27/22Called the local police department to warn that he "may shoot" police officers if they attempted to enter his home and arrest a wanted man he was harboringAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/28/22Threatened to release unspecified "false information" about a county sheriff and local police chief if they didn't grant him immunity in an unrelated caseAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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8/14/21Punched and choked his ex-girlfriend so violently during what began as consensual sex that she suffered bloody eyes and bruises throughout her face and then sent her multiple texts threatening to kill her if he ever saw her againAccording to sealed court records first reported by The Washington Post and photographic evidence of the bruises and bloody eyes independently obtained by the publication
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7/23/21Pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against himAccording to a police affidavit filed by his ex-wife's sister
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Gene SuellentropState Senator [R-KS]3/16/21Led police on a high-speed chase going upwards of 90 miles per hour while driving the wrong direction on an interstate highway around 1am and only stopped after he drove over tire-deflating spikes, threatened to physically "take" on arresting officers, slurred his speech so badly that police had a hard time understanding him and forced officials to get a warrant to conduct a BAC test which was still over twice the legal limit three hours after his arrestAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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11/09/20Left threatening messages and sent a private investigator to scare a woman he had recently sexually coerced to make sure she kept her "mouth closed" or else he would sue herAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
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Nick MiccarelliFmr. State Representative3/09/18Once brandished his gun and threatened to kill his then-girlfriend state rep Tarah Toohil and himself, threatened to kill them both by taking the car they were in up to 100 mph and crashing it and stalked her so incessantly that a judge granted her a restraining orderRep. Toohil [R] was granted a restraining order against Miccarelli
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Joe BartonFmr. U.S. Representative92.4% Voted with Trump11/22/17Sent 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 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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John ThompsonIowa GOP Board Member8/23/17Physically threatened his ex-fiancé after finding her by tracking her location on the "Find My iPhone" App installed on her phone which prompted a judge to issue a restraining order against himAccording to a report filed by local media
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m6/30/17Directed 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 himAccording to both the anchors who reported Trump's actions in the Washington Post
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Vance PhillipsFmr. County Commissioner9/27/16Coerced an 18-year-old young woman who was only 16 when they first met and 30 years younger than him into a monthslong sexual relationship where she was compelled to participate in bondage fetishes of his that included using ropes, clamps, chains and sex toys that she did not willingly consent to and then threatened her with "a world of hurt" if she ever rebuffed his incessant advancesAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Rick RenziFmr. U.S. Representative10/28/13Strongarmed leaders of a copper mining company into purchasing a large tract of land from a business associate who owed him money in exchange for him sponsoring legislation that would be favorable to the company, even once explicitly telling those involved "no Sandlin Property, no bill" and then failed to pay taxes on the $733,000 he received from the sale once the deal went throughAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative2007 06Threatened to beat and sexually assault a man who was dating his estranged wife along with his mother over several menacing callsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets