Lauren Boebert is freaking out over media reports that she had sexual relationships with three members of her congressional staff.
Looking visibly wound up and speaking rapidly, Boebert unloaded on reporters Sunday, calling the allegations “salacious bullsh*t” and accusing them of turning what she described as a political attack into a news story.
“Hey journalists… I have a few words for you,” Boebert said in a roughly two-minute video posted Sunday. “You all ran a smear and called it news… It’s a scam. And you fell for it.”
The video had been viewed more than two million times on X by Monday.
The controversy stems from a sworn complaint filed Sept. 17 with the House Ethics Committee. The complaint alleges Boebert had sexual relationships with three employees: former district director Clarice Navarro, chief of staff Raven Finegan and former chief of staff Jeffrey Small. It further alleges that some encounters occurred during official hours, in a district office and in hotel rooms paid for by Boebert’s campaign committee.
Boebert denies all of it.
In a statement released Sunday, she said she had “never had a sexual relationship or an inappropriate romantic relationship with any member of my staff—past or present,” calling the allegations “utterly false” and politically motivated.
She also attacked journalists for reporting on the complaint and argued that the filing itself does not satisfy House Ethics Committee rules.
“No member of Congress certified in writing that his salacious, bullsh*t attack was made in good faith and warrants review as required by ethics,” Boebert said.
She also pointed to the committee’s 60-day rule.
House Ethics Committee rules state that complaints submitted by people who are not House members require a House member to certify in writing that the information was submitted in good faith and warrants review. The rules also state that the committee “shall not accept” a complaint submitted within 60 days of an election when the subject is a candidate.
Boebert is running for reelection in November.
The complaint itself contains much more than allegations about personal relationships. It alleges violations of House rules and campaign-finance laws and claims that a payment of approximately $200,000 was arranged for Navarro after she allegedly threatened to file her own ethics complaint. Navarro denies the allegations.
The House adopted a rule after the #MeToo movement prohibiting members from engaging in sexual relationships with House employees they supervise, with an exception for spouses.
The Ethics Committee has not publicly announced that it has accepted or opened an investigation into the complaint.
For Boebert, however, the immediate target is the media.
She accused journalists of amplifying what she called an attack designed to generate headlines and said the allegations were being used to target her and her staff.
Check the clip below:
Hey, “journalists!”
This one’s for you: pic.twitter.com/kn33jONEV4
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 20, 2026
