Boebert Denies Sex-Staffer Claims, Calls Ethics Complaint a Scam

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert rejected an ethics complaint alleging she slept with three staffers (two women), saying the accusations come from political operative David Wheeler of American Muckrakers and amount to a smear; Wheeler has a history of dubious claims and even pursued a defamation suit against Boebert. The named staffers—Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, Jeffrey Small and Raven Finegan—deny the allegations. Boebert noted House Ethics rules limit accepting complaints near elections and that the ethics panel wouldn’t certify such filings, while Wheeler’s broader claims and Matt Gaetz’s mockery were also referenced.