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Ethics complaint against Boebert alleges affairs with three staffers, hush money payment
Daily Kos • • nation
Key Points:
- The House Ethics Committee has filed a complaint against GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert alleging she had affairs with three staffers, including two women and one man, and paid one staffer $200,000 to keep quiet.
- The complaint details a romantic and sexual relationship between Boebert and District Director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff from 2021 to January 2025, including encounters during office hours and use of campaign funds for hotel stays.
- Two other staffers, Raven Finegan and Jeffrey D. Small, are also alleged to have had sexual relationships with Boebert while employed under her supervision.
- Boebert and Navarro Ratzlaff have denied all allegations, calling them false and defamatory, while the complaint was filed by journalist David Wheeler, who has previously made controversial claims about Boebert.
- The situation raises questions about potential double standards in political sex scandals, as Democratic politicians often face intense pressure to resign, whereas Republican figures like Boebert tend to face less immediate consequences.
