Colorado U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert has blasted claims made in a House Ethics Committee complaint, which alleged that she had sex with members of her staff.
In an email shared with Newsweek, a spokesperson for Boebert’s office said: "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert rejects these allegations as utterly false and there is no truth to them whatsoever.
"This is nothing more than a politically motivated stunt designed to manipulate the ethics process, create headlines, smear her, and generate clickbait. They come from an activist who has long recycled sensational claims, including numerous baseless accusations previously fact-checked as false."
The complaint, which has been reviewed by Newsweek, was filed by David Wheeler with the House Committee on Ethics on September 17 and signed under penalty of perjury. Wheeler is an American journalist and political activist who is the president and co-founder of American Muckrakers, a Democrat super political action committee.
The complaint alleges that Boebert engaged in sexual relations with three current and former staff members. It also alleges that Boebert paid out $200,000 in hush money to one staffer.
A spokesperson for the House Committee on Ethics declined to comment.
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Boebert has four children. She filed for divorce from her husband, Jayson Boebert, in 2023, citing "irreconcilable differences," and the divorce was finalized that same year.
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