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Furious Rep. Lauren Boebert blasts claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women

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King, R. (2026, September 21). Furious Rep. Lauren Boebert blasts claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/furious-rep-lauren-boebert-blasts-claim-she-had-sex-with-3-staffers-including-2-women/

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Rep. Lauren Boebert is strongly denying allegations that she had sexual relationships with three staffers, including two women. In a video message on X, she accused journalists of running false information as news and criticized David Wheeler, the political operative behind the ethics complaint, for making dubious accusations. Boebert also mentioned that Wheeler was previously issued a temporary civil protection order against him in 2022. The allegations specifically name her former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, former chief of staff Jeffrey Small, and current chief of staff Raven Finegan.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Lauren Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, has denied politically motivated claims made in a House Ethics Committee complaint alleging she had sexual relationships with three current and former staff members. The complaint, filed by journalist David Wheeler of American Muckrakers, asserts that Boebert paid one staffer $200,000 to keep silent about the affair. Boebert’s office stated the allegations are "utterly false" and accused Wheeler of filing a "scam" designed to generate headlines and manipulate the ethics process. The claims include a four-year relationship with former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, who left Boebert's office in 2025.

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“Article A discusses Rep. Boebert's reaction and denial of the allegations, while Article B specifically mentions a restraining order granted against David Wheeler, which seems to be a different legal action occurring later.”

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Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert is lashing out at the people who repeated the details from an ethics “complaint” against her alleging she had sex with three staffers, including two women. asserted

she → lash → women

The Colorado Republican, 38, emphatically denied the accusations, underscoring how they came from a political operative, David Wheeler, who has a history of peddling dubious accusations against her. asserted

who → deny → her

Boebert (R-Col.) also got a temporary civil protection against Wheeler, who leads a group called American Muckrakers, in 2022. asserted

who → get → 2022

“Hey journalists,” Boebert raged in a video message posted on X. “You all ran a smear and called it news. asserted

You → rag → it

Some sloppy, desperate, obsessive hack stamps under oath on a fake filing so you’ll write penalty of perjury in the headline.” asserted

you → stamp → headline

“It’s a scam and you fell for it. asserted

you → ’ → it

No member of Congress certified in writing that his salacious BS attack was made in good faith and warrants review as required by Ethics.” The complaint claims she had relationships with her former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, former chief of staff Jeffrey Small and current chief of staff Raven Finegan. uncertain

she → certify → staff

Furious Rep. Lauren Boebert blasts claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women

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