Risqué U.S. Political Scandals

President (DR-VA)

Was publicly accused of fathering the children of his slave Sally Hemings.

President (D)

Said to have had many mistresses including Marilyn Monroe.

Senator (D-CO)

Was photographed with model Donna Rice on a boat named "Monkey Business".

Representative (D-MA)

Reprimanded by the House for fixing 33 parking tickets for Steve Gobie, a male escort who lived with him

Supreme Court Justice

Accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill and several other women prior to his Senate confirmation hearings.

Senator (R-OR)

Accused of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault. His denials of any wrongdoing were eventually contradicted by his own diaries boasting of his sexual conquests.

President (D)

Had affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Representative (D-CA)

His affair with 23-year-old intern Chandra Levy was exposed after Levy disappeared. Her body was found a year later in 2008.

Representative (R-FL)

Resigned his House seat when accused of sending sexually explicit e-mails to teenage male congressional pages.

Senator (R-ID)

Charged with lewd conduct arising from his behavior in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

Senator (D-NC)

Admitted to an extramarital affair with actress and film producer Rielle Hunter, which produced a child, seriously undercutting his 2008 presidential campaign.

Representative (D-NY)

Resigned to avoid an ethics investigation into his admitted groping and tickling of multiple male staffers.

Representative (D-NY)

Husband of Hillary Clinton aide, he sent sexually explicit photos of himself to women via Twitter. He kept sexting after his resignation and served 21-month sentence for sexting a 15-year-old girl.

President (R)

Accused of sexual assault by 13 women during the 2016 presidential election.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Accused of sexual assault and misconduct by Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez, and three other women.