a good bit of material out there on him being a thin skinned bitch. His wife got into a tiff with united air a year or so ago, she tried to carry on some small dogs and i think the attendant told her the tiny littel carrier she had them in was way too small and the dog needed to be allowed to move around inside it some. Huge blow up over it, dan threatened the tsa guy, and tried to start a boycott of United. Another situtation of him screaming and getting pissy with some little girl that asked him a question during some q and a. Once a month or so he has a drunken sperg out on twitter going at some random asshole. There is also talk about him using congress as nothing more as a way to pad out his stock market portfolio. he'd be great for a thread, you are more than welcome to DM me if you want a few juicy details about him. I don't know a great deal, only the big stuff.
Just to give an outline on him, he's in the news and he's part of us politics, but if this is too far in the weeds I'll delete.
1. The VA Smear Campaign Allegations (2020)
One of the heaviest scandals to hit Crenshaw came in December 2020, when a Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General (IG) report implicated him in a smear campaign against Andrea Goldstein, a female Navy veteran and congressional staffer who reported a sexual assault at a VA facility in 2019. This one’s a doozy because it cuts deep into his military background and public persona.
- What Happened: Goldstein, who served in the same Navy unit as Crenshaw, alleged she was assaulted at a VA medical center in Washington, D.C. The IG report found that VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and his team tried to discredit her by digging into her past and painting her as a habitual complainer. Witnesses—including Wilkie’s chief of staff Pam Powers and assistant secretary Brooks Tucker—testified that Wilkie cited Crenshaw as a source for damaging info about Goldstein’s time in the Navy, specifically claims she’d filed “frivolous complaints” before. An email from Wilkie to his staff, sent minutes after a December 2019 fundraiser he attended with Crenshaw, read: “Ask me in the morning what Congressman Crenshaw said about the Takano staffer whose glamor shot was in The New York Times,” referring to Goldstein’s op-ed about her experience.
- Crenshaw’s Role: The report doesn’t definitively prove Crenshaw fed Wilkie lies—partly because Crenshaw and his team refused to cooperate with the investigation—but it strongly suggests he contributed to the narrative. Wilkie claimed Crenshaw approached him at the fundraiser and implied Goldstein was unreliable, though Crenshaw later denied to Newsweek ever discussing her with Wilkie, suggesting the secretary mixed up timelines (a lunch they had weeks later). The IG couldn’t fully verify this due to Crenshaw’s non-cooperation, but the optics were damning: a former SEAL allegedly helping trash a fellow vet’s credibility over a sexual assault claim.
- ** Fallout**: Democrats like Reps. Jackie Speier and Jason Crow called for a House Ethics Committee probe, labeling Crenshaw’s actions “abhorrent” if true. Nearly 1,000 veterans signed a letter demanding his resignation, accusing him of abusing his power and breaking public trust. Veteran groups like VoteVets piled on, and the Campaign for Accountability filed an ethics complaint. Crenshaw dismissed it all as “partisan garbage,” arguing the IG found no legal violations and claiming he’d never discredit a vet without evidence. His defenders, like Rep. Matt Gaetz, called it a Democratic hit job. No formal ethics action seems to have materialized, but the stain lingers—especially given his refusal to engage with investigators.
- The Dirt: This hits hard because Crenshaw’s built his brand on veteran cred and moral clarity. If he did pass along unverified dirt to undermine Goldstein, it’s a betrayal of that image. The ambiguity—did he just casually mention her, or actively push a smear?—leaves room for speculation, but his stonewalling fuels the worst interpretations.
2. FEC Fine for Illegal Campaign Contributions (2022)
Next up is a financial scandal that’s less juicy but still a solid blow to Crenshaw’s “honest SEAL” narrative. In December 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) slapped his campaign with a $42,000 fine for accepting over $220,000 in illegal contributions during the 2020 election cycle.
- What Happened: The FEC found Crenshaw’s campaign “knowingly accepted” $223,460.26 in excessive or prohibited donations—think contributions above legal limits from individuals, plus cash from corporations, LLCs, and PACs that weren’t allowed to give. This included 125 individuals, four corporations, and a mix of political committees. After being flagged, the campaign took months to refund the money, blaming “human error.” The FEC voted 4-2 to approve a conciliation agreement, with two Republican commissioners dissenting despite the campaign’s admission.
- Crenshaw’s Defense: His team didn’t deny the violations but framed it as an administrative screw-up, not intentional corruption. Crenshaw’s campaigned on integrity, so the excuse was that staff mishandled paperwork, not that he was pocketing dirty money. Still, the delay in refunds raised eyebrows—why sit on the cash so long if it was just a mistake?
- ** Fallout**: This got less mainstream traction than the VA scandal, but it’s resurfaced lately (e.g., X posts in late 2024) as critics—especially MAGA hardliners—use it to paint him as a “RINO crook.” It’s not a smoking gun of personal graft, but it’s sloppy at best and undermines his clean-cut image. Plus, it’s not his first ethics hiccup—in 2018, he failed to file a financial disclosure on time, again blaming staff.
- The Dirt: Less scandalous than outright bribery, but it’s a crack in the armor. For a guy who rails against D.C. corruption, getting caught with over $200K in shady funds looks bad—especially when his campaign had millions on hand ($4.5M in 2021) and didn’t need the extra juice.
3. The Twitter Escort Incident (2020)
This one’s more tabloid than treason, but it’s too bizarre to skip. In December 2020, Crenshaw’s Twitter account was caught following a New York City escort named Olivia May, who charged $1,500 an hour or $10,000 a day.
- What Happened: A reporter spotted the follow, screenshot it, and tweeted it out, sparking a mix of mockery and outrage. Crenshaw, married and a self-styled family-values conservative, quickly unfollowed her and claimed it was a “security breach.” He tweeted, “Grow up people, no one on my staff, nor I, purposefully followed this account,” and said he’d changed his passwords. His comms director told the New York Post they didn’t know how it happened and hadn’t called authorities.
- ** Fallout**: Reactions split predictably—some laughed it off as a hack or staffer goof, others questioned if he’d hired her (no evidence emerged). The escort gained nearly 2,000 followers from the buzz. Crenshaw’s “grow up” retort didn’t help; it came off as defensive for a guy known for sharp comebacks. No proof tied him to anything salacious, but the timing—right after the VA scandal—piled on the embarrassment.
- The Dirt: Probably a nothingburger, but it’s peak 2020 absurdity. A hacked account is plausible, yet the lack of follow-up (no investigation?) leaves a whiff of suspicion. At worst, it’s a hypocritical footnote; at best, it’s a dumb distraction he handled poorly.
4. Clashes with MAGA and the “Terrorist” Comment (2023-2025)
Crenshaw’s been hemorrhaging goodwill with Trump’s base, and this isn’t a single scandal but a slow-burn feud that’s erupted into specific flashpoints—like calling GOP holdouts “terrorists” during the 2023 Speaker fight.
- What Happened: In January 2023, Crenshaw bashed the 20-ish Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s Speaker bid, telling Fox News they were “acting like terrorists” by holding the party hostage. He doubled down on his podcast, accusing them of “narcissism” and “performance art.” Fast-forward to late 2024/early 2025, and MAGA accounts on X (e.g.,) are still hammering him, tying it to older scandals like the FEC fine and calling him a “neocon swamp creature.” A recent viral video (February 2025) of him snapping at a female questioner over Ukraine aid—“You’re not my mother!”—fueled the fire, with critics saying he’s unhinged or disloyal to Trump.
- Crenshaw’s Stance: He’s leaned into the fight, slamming MAGA influencers as “click-chasing trolls” who “sell their influence” (December 2024 X post). He insists he’s a Trump-supporting conservative but won’t bow to the fringe. His voting record backs this—74% Liberty Score, per critics like Jameson Ellis—but his willingness to buck MAGA orthodoxy (e.g., accepting 2020 election results) makes him a target.
- ** Fallout**: No formal scandal here, but it’s a political death-by-a-thousand-cuts. The base sees him as a RINO; he sees them as grifters. The “terrorist” line and recent outbursts (like the Ukraine spat) solidify his heel turn for Trump loyalists, who now dredge up every past misstep to bury him.
- The Dirt: This is less about one incident and more about a rift exposing his vulnerabilities. He’s alienated a chunk of his party without fully pivoting to the center, leaving him in a no-man’s-land where every slip-up gets amplified.
5. Prescription Drug Flip-Flop (2019-2020)
A smaller but telling controversy: Crenshaw campaigned in 2018 on letting Medicare negotiate drug prices—a populist pledge. By 2019, after taking over $320,000 from corporate PACs (including healthcare interests), he’d reversed course.
- What Happened: STAT News reported the shift, noting his campaign site scrubbed the old stance. Critics, like opponent Sima Ladjevardian, called it a sellout to Big Pharma. Crenshaw argued he still wanted lower costs but opposed broad government overreach, a nuanced pivot that didn’t quiet the “broken promise” chants.
- ** Fallout**: It fed a narrative of “going Washington”—a freshman bowing to donors. No legal violation, just political ammo for foes.
- The Dirt: Classic D.C. move—say one thing, cash the checks, then adjust. It’s not Watergate, but it’s a chink in his outsider armor.
