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Ratzlaff denies involvement

Jace RatzlaffColorado political operative and former husband of Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff

Ratzlaff denies supplying evidence.

Responding to

Jace Ratzlaff supplied information supporting David Wheeler's Boebert ethics complaint.

“no ambiguity about my lack of involvement”

Reporting

Open source (opens in a new tab)Rep. Lauren Boebert gets a protection order after she's accused of having sex with staffersParagraphs on the protection order, and the paragraphs on Wheeler's sources and Jace Ratzlaff's polygraph
Editorial composite showing Rep. Lauren Boebert on the left, the publicly released ethics complaint in the center, and complainant David B. Wheeler on the right.
Credit: The Dispute Index composite; Boebert portrait: U.S. House; Wheeler portrait: American Muckrakers; complaint: David B. Wheeler.

Where this statement fits

Was Jace Ratzlaff a source for David Wheeler's Boebert ethics complaint?

David Wheeler identifies Jace Ratzlaff as a source for his Boebert complaint. Ratzlaff denies supplying evidence.

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Source and context

Reporting

Rep. Lauren Boebert gets a protection order after she's accused of having sex with staffers (opens in a new tab)Paragraphs on the protection order, and the paragraphs on Wheeler's sources and Jace Ratzlaff's polygraph

About this source

CBS Colorado reports that Boebert supplied a signed copy of a temporary protection order requiring Wheeler to avoid contact with her and stay at least 100 yards away. The same report quotes Wheeler saying that two sources have given statements and would testify, says Jace Ratzlaff, the ex-husband of one of the staffers, told CBS Colorado he is not one of Wheeler's sources, and describes a polygraph examination that Ratzlaff says he took voluntarily, administered by examiner Stephen Daniels of Proof Positive Testing. The structured page data gives September 24 at 8:02 p.m. Mountain time as the publication time; the page body shows an October 1 update.

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Before the quotation

His response addresses the source attribution.

After the quotation

The sourcing dispute is separate from whether the underlying allegations are true.

How this statement is classified

Denied

The label describes this statement's response within the context above.

Why this label?

Ratzlaff expressly denies the source attribution.

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Ratzlaff denies involvement
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The Dispute Index. "Ratzlaff denies involvement". First published: 2026-10-09. Last updated: 2026-10-09. https://disputeindex.com/events/5296-ratzlaff-denies-supplying-evidence