As sure as the sun rises, the list of sex scandals involving a Trump ally continues to grow.

My colleague Steve Benen has been doing a great job tracking the Jan. 6 rioters who have been charged with sex crimes after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump.

The Epstein files remain a lingering headache for Trump, a onetime friend of the late sex offender’s, and for other Epstein associates working in his administration, even as the Justice Department continues to withhold documents from Congress and the public.

And let’s not forget the bevy of other sex scandals that have cast a pall over administration officials and Trump allies over the past year.

It now looks like we can add Arizona congressional hopeful Mark Lamb to the list. The Trump-endorsed candidate and former county sheriff is running in Arizona’s conservative-leaning 5th District, which is being vacated by Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, who is running for governor.

A sexting scandal seems unlikely to help his campaign.

The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday on accusations that Lamb sent sexually explicit messages to women before and after serving as Pinal County sheriff. The report, which includes screenshots of messages allegedly sent by Lamb, said he threatened some of the women not to share evidence of their exchanges and said he could have them prosecuted.

This excerpt basically sums up the Republic’s reporting:

Ja’han Jones

Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.