Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Michael Queensland was Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate. He also had worked for Republican Senator LeMahieu. He resigned after an internal investigation found a woman’s allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment credible. When LeMahieu announced Queensland’s resignation, he said Queensland denied the allegations.
Joseph C. Roberts known as “MAGA Joe,” he was a member of the San Francisco Republican Central Committee, a member of The Federalist Society, a board member of Families Advocating for Campus Equality, and a police advocate for Stop Abusive and Violent Environments. Both FACE and SAVE advocate for weakening protections of assault victims. He was the Republican poster child for anti-Title IX college protections when he was suspended after three women made sexual harassment accusations against him. One woman claimed she feared for her life. Betsy DeVos named him as an example when she rolled back Title IX protections.
John Finley was a Fox News executive for twenty years. He produced Fox Nation and was once Sean Hannity’s Executive Producer. He had been accused of sexual harassment back in 2011 and cleared by an internal investigation. He was accused of stalking and sexual harassment again and was put on leave while the investigation was conducted. He was let go after the investigation revealed he had violated company policies.
Derek Cornette was the alderman representing Davenport, Iowa’s Seventh District. Employees complained that he had a habit of sexually harassing female employees. When asked to stop, he said he would start calling men sweetie, honey, or darling.
Miracle Meadows was a boarding school for troubled youth in Salem, West Virginia. It was under the aegis of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Founded in 1988, it operated until it was closed down in 2014.
A desperate student drank a cleaning product, was taken to the hospital where she begged for help. An investigation into the school began and the school’s education status was revoked.
Timothy Ballard is the man whose story inspired the film “Sound of Freedom.” He founded Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) with an international mission of fighting human trafficking. According to OUR, its staff includes many former law enforcement and intelligence officers who have conducted raids saving thousands of children from traffickers. However, it is being investigated by the Utah Attorney General. VICE News has conducted years of investigation into OUR and found a patter of distortion and exaggeration of their international rescue efforts and their collaboration with law enforcement in the U.S.
The aide told CBS News that Basabe had been drinking, there was some misunderstanding that “lead him to slap me in the face in front of other people in the room. He then told me to stand in the corner. I was so embarrassed that I did as he asked.” This happened in January, but Frevola did not talk about it until he was contacted because he signed an NDA when he started working for Basabe.
Steven Crowder is a political commentator who used to be on Fox News before going out on his own podcast and YouTube channel. He is alleged to be funny, in a kicking-down sort of way. His wife is divorcing him and he angry that ‘no-fault’ divorce is legal in Texas. Three states have moved to eliminate no-fault divorce, including Texas, but they have not succeeded…yet. This is rooted in the misogynistic idea that men own their wives.
Scotty Campbell was a Tennessee state Representative who voted to expel the Tennessee Three for lack of decorum. He gave a speech criticizing the Three and two weeks later, he was the one who was out, resigning after being found guilty of sexual harassment.
Bryan Slaton used to be a Baptist pastor. He also ran for the Republican nomination for the Texas House of Representatives. He lost the primary in 2016 and 2018, but won handily in 2020 after a relentlessly negative primary fight. In the House, he was a culture warrior, introducing a bill that would allow the…