Colorado officials are investigating Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) under controversial circumstances.
They are working to determine if the energetically pro-Trump representative broke any laws by cashing in on her campaign’s mileage reimbursements.
As The Denver Post’s Conrad Swanson explains:
Boebert paid herself more than $22,000 from her campaign account in 2020, raising red flags for ethics experts, The Denver Post previously reported. While candidates can legally reimburse themselves for the miles they drive, those payments would have meant she drove nearly 39,000 miles while campaigning.
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A political organization, American Muckrakers, filed a complaint earlier this month with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in June, citing Boebert’s reimbursements and asking for an investigation. That complaint was referred to the “appropriate agencies to evaluate the allegations and whether any legal actions are justified,” Lawrence Pacheco, a spokesman for Weiser’s office, told The Denver Post.
American Muckrakers was the PAC that targeted soon-to-be-former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.). It received and disseminated controversial videos of Cawthorn.
Pacheco did not respond when asked to specify which agency would investigate the complaint, but David B. Wheeler, president of American Muckrakers PAC said in a statement that the matter would go to the state departments of Revenue and Labor and Employment.
Wheeler alleged that Boebert used false mileage records to pay off a tax lien placed on her restaurant in Rifle, Shooters Bar and Grill.
Boebert is aggressively defending herself today. In response to press inquiries, her office released the following statement:
“This is another swing and miss from a partisan political group. I represent over 50,000 square miles of Colorado; I connect with the people I serve rather than sitting at home in a basement like most Leftists.”
Boebert is facing a primary challenge from state Sen. Don Coram (R-Montrose). According to Colorado Public Radio, Democrats in the conservative district are switching their party affiliation so that they can vote in the June 28 primary for Coram.
The Democratic Party’s voter rolls in the district shrunk by nearly 4,000 people during a four-month period earlier this year, though it’s unclear how many of them plan to vote in the Boebert-Coram primary.
Boebert won her first primary in 2020 by 10,000 votes.
So, what do you think? Is Boebert’s career in danger? Or with $4.4 million cash-on-hand in a reliably red district, are these development much ado about nothing?
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Mileage? What about AOC violating campaign funds. Lets see she gave million dollars to her boyfriend’s Company! Humm where was the ethical Committee on that one? Mileage? How petty!
Not only did AOC give that money to her boyfriend, Omar did to her married lover. Also illegally brought her brother her after “marrying” him. Do any of these creeps ever get investigated. It all stinks and we smell it.
Stacy I believe you’ve got the people mixed up it was AOC that gave her boyfriend campaign money
I was waiting for something like this to come out and here it is. Another thing that she is not guilty off. She will prove it if a real investigation is pursued but remember, the same rules should apply to the lying Democrat Crime Cartel!
There is the Representative Democrat from Minn. also that gave her boyfriend all this money to his company and then divorced her husband and broke up her boyfriend’s marriage and then they got married and I read after that she was also giving to him money and don’t remember how. What is it pointing your finger at someone else comes back on you?? The Democrats are looking at this time to get Republicans in the spot light as evil because they are fearful of Durham findings and Nancy is busy covering up.
Then left has always been so much better than the right at weaponizing government against political rivals and those they deem a threat to the narrative. I don’t think Boebert is a real threat in any sense of the term to the leftist agenda in congress, but as a rallying point in the discussion…I suppose she’s our AOC..a little crazy (okay, maybe more than a little) – and appeals to the populist segment of the right – attacking that symbol must be valuable to the left.
Another never ending witch hunt!
You must know the democrats live in dirt and that’s all they can do is try to take down their opponents with accusations that they are most likely doing themselves! Vote Boebert!
Hang in there Louren, dam dems will try anything to side track a good person in politics – We believe in you!
Seattle, WA. Loves you!
Blah, blah, blah. The tax code is such a hot mess, asking 10 experts a question on the proper application of it on any given item will result in 10 different answers. This is nothing more – or less – than political revenge. Hang tight, Progressives; your turn in the barrel is coming down the line quickly…
if this is going on , i would love to know how pelosi has $280 million in the bank only making $150K per year along with all those other crooks. if they keep going , they will have to bring their tax dodging and fund stealing asses to court to testify and WILL get caught up.
Want to guess to which party these “ethics experts” belong? Are they investigating Ilhan Omar, AOC, or other DIMMs who cheat everyway from here to Sunday? How about “the head guy” who pimps his meth-head son out to rake in millions?
Iowa loves you, too. Too bad we can’t vote for you but I’m sure Coloradoans are smart enough to make sure you win despite of the democrat witch hunt about you.
Boebert is one of the best congresswoman in Congress !! I would bet there are those on both sides of the aisle, that dislike her because she is not afraid to go against the flow, she speaks her mind !! Also, it should be illegal to switch parties to influence a primary, but legalities have never bothered the dimorats before !!!
This election she will win by 25,000, and 6,000 votes will be from life long democrats!
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I agree that Rep. Lauren Boebert will always stand up to the lies and these bad policies by Joe Biden. I also wonder if David B. Wheeler, the cofounder of American Muckrakers is willing to disclose his tax returns? Hmm? Go Boebert
How much does Mad Maxine pay her daughter for postage every campaign? It’s time for Republicans to start playing the same game.
If you want to investigate anybody, investigate The Squad. This is her punishment for speaking out against the Lie-beral Demonocrats.
I guess that AOC, Thalaib, Omahr, and Mad Maxine Waters along with Feinstein and Swalwell don’t deserve an investigation into their campaign funding and close ties with Chinese spies. Nothing like double standards for the Marxist democrats.
Let’s not forget Maxine Walters and her campaign money paid to her daughter.