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475: Guy Roberts

Sexual Harassment

Gen. Guy Roberts was a high-ranked Pentagon official. He was serving as assistant Defense secretary for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs when he resigned during an investigation of allegations of sexual harassment. Three women came forward alleging he forced hugs and kisses on them and made inappropriate jokes.

397: George Nader

Child Molestation, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Trafficking

George Nader is a Lebanese-American businessman and consultant with close ties to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and to Donald Trump. He worked with Erik Prince of Blackwater. He met with Donald Trump, Jr. and representatives of various authoritarian Arab regimes who pledged to help elect Trump. He brokered several more meetings with members of the Trump Administration and Saudi and UAE officials and organized a conference with Elliott Broidy to remove Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State at the behest of the Emiratis and Saudis.

345: C. John McCloskey

Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct

C. John McCloskey is a Catholic priest of Opus Dei, the controversial Catholic organization, who was a sort of celebrity converter. He was known for converting several prominent conservative politicians to Catholicism including Newt Gingrich, Sam Brownback, Bob Novak, Larry Kudlow, and Bernard Nathanson, a co-founder of NARAL who became an anti-choice activist. In 2005, Opus Dei paid a $977,000 settlement to a woman who claimed he groped her several times in 2002 when she sought help for marital issues and depression.

328: James Rosen

Sexual Harassment

James Rosen was FOX New’s chief Washington correspondent. He was ousted in December 2017 without an explanation. He was successful with a long career which he derailed by harassing his women colleagues. According to FOX’s internal investigation, he made sexual advances to two women journalists and a producer. He flirted with women on staff even when it was unwelcome. He allegedly groped a woman, grabbing her breasts and when she rejected his advances, he worked to damage her career, taking away sources.

323: Ed Crane

Sexual Harassment

Ed Crane was co-founder of the Cato Institute. That makes him a Libertarian, not a Republican but until Trumpism, he was mostly aligned with Republicans. For example, they grade candidates based on taxing less and spending less, not on effectiveness of the spending or fairness of the taxation. The adage that says “a Libertarian is…

212: Michael Centanni

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Michael Centanni was a conservative fundraiser and C.O.O of Base Connect, one of the many scam-PACs that would raise money for conservatives but retain most of the money for themselves. Even though they get cents on the dollar, no one objects because their mailers generally push the conservative message and voter persuasion. So, you already know he is sleazy. He is also a convicted child pornographer.

I am afraid you will have to read the details elsewhere because it turns my stomach. Suffice it to say, they found over 3000 child sexual exploitation images and videos and many were in his bedroom with a child of about 5. There is other descriptions of toddlers being sexually abused.

148: Clarence Thomas

Sexual Harassment

In 1991, when Clarence Thomas was nominated for the Supreme Court, Anita Hill was interviewed by the FBI during their investigation of him. She was a former colleague and so was expected to confirm his good character. Instead, she told the FBI that he had sexually harassed her. Her interview was leaked and there was a media firestorm during the Clarence Thomas hearings with Republican senators calling her a liar and Democrats doing their best to see nothing. Hill had corroborating witnesses who were never called.

120: Jason Miller

Poisoning

Jason Miller was a top adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016 and 2020. He was also a commentator for CNN. He had an affair with A. J. Delgado and they had a child, during a custody battle, she revealed that he had slipped an abortion pill to another woman whom he got pregnant. The…

118: Rob Porter

Familial Abuse & Violence

Rob Porter was President Trump’s aide in the White House. He was forced to resign when his ex-wives revealed that he was a domestic abuser. Colbie Holderness, Porter’s first wife, and Jennifer Willoughby, Porter’s second wife, both said their ex-husband’s consistent abuse was the reason for their respective divorces. CNN: Rob Porter’s ex-wives detail abuse…

75: Garrett Ventry

Sexual Harassment

Garrett Ventry was Iowa Republican Sen. Grassley’s communications aide and assigned to speak for the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Kavanaugh nomination. He abruptly resigned when asked about sexual harassment allegations against him. Previously, Ventry worked as a social media adviser in 2017 in the office of North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell, who…