Matt Gaetz asks for evidence of separate encounter allegation
Matt GaetzPersonal X post by former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz
Gaetz asked anyone claiming to have video of a separate alleged encounter involving him, Boebert and Navarro to release it. He did not explicitly deny the allegation or address the complaint's main staff-relationship and payment claims.
“I am requesting that anyone with video of me in this alleged “threesome” release said evidence IMMEDIATELY! Unedited, please.”
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Did Lauren Boebert have prohibited relationships with staff or misuse official or campaign funds?
David B. Wheeler publicly released a complaint dated September 17, 2026 alleging that Rep. Lauren Boebert had prohibited relationships with supervised employees and misused official or campaign funds. Former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff denied the allegations involving her. Boebert denied inappropriate or sexual relationships with staff, and an unnamed representative rejected the complaint's allegations more broadly. The House Ethics Committee has not publicly confirmed accepting or investigating the submission, which falls within its 60-day preelection complaint window.
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Gaetz quote-posted another user's repetition of a separate, unverified claim in Wheeler's public release involving Gaetz, Boebert and Navarro. Gaetz asked anyone claiming to have video to release it. The post does not explicitly deny the alleged encounter or address the complaint's principal staff-relationship and funding allegations.
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Complainant’s public account of the complaint and its allegations; not independent corroboration of them.
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Wheeler's public release includes an unverified source allegation of an encounter involving Gaetz, Boebert and Navarro. Gaetz quote-posted an X user's repetition of that allegation.
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Gaetz requested that any purported video be released unedited. The post neither establishes that such video exists nor explicitly denies the alleged encounter. It does not address the complaint's principal allegations about staff relationships or payments.
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The case examines allegations of prohibited relationships with supervised staff and misuse of funds. Gaetz's quote-post challenges the evidentiary characterization of a separate encounter allegation involving him in Wheeler's release by asking for purported video. His post is not a categorical denial and does not evaluate the case's broader staff or funding allegations.
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