How many members of Congress with criminal records are Republicans?

Answer 1

I've not found any credible information about the criminal records of congress people, but there is some internet gossip on the matter. One popular urban legend from 1999:

• 29 members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse.
• 7 have been arrested for fraud.
• 19 have been accused of writing bad checks.
• 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses.
• 3 have been arrested for assault.
• 71 have credit reports so bad they can't qualify for a credit card.
• 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges.
• 8 have been arrested for shoplifting.
• 21 are current defendants in lawsuits.
• And in 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving, but released after they claimed Congressional immunity.

Answer 2

According to an investigation by Capitol Hill Blue, an online publication that covers federal politics, a remarkable number of U.S.

Representatives and U.S. Senators may have spent as much time in a jail cell as on Capitol Hill.

After researching public records, newspaper articles, civil court transcripts, and criminal records, Capitol Hill Blue discovered that:

* 29 members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse.

* 7 have been arrested for fraud.

* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks.

* 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses.

* 3 have been arrested for assault.

* 71 have credit reports so bad they can't qualify for a credit card.

* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges.

* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting.

* 21 are current defendants in lawsuits.

* And in 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving, but released after they claimed Congressional immunity.

Answer 3

In trying to answer this I came across this Snopes article. It clarifies how it can not confirm nor deny (hmm, sound familiar?) any allegations.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/congress.asp

Answer 4

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