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Blackvegetable » 8 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

8 minutes ago

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -complaint


 

The American Muckrakers boss claimed that anonymous sources, House disclosures and other records substantiated the salacious allegations.

 But Wheeler also has a history of peddling highly questionable claims against Boebert, whom he has targeted for years, including what he admitted was “sloppy” research riddled with “inaccuracies.”

In 2022, for example, he published accusations claiming that Boebert previously worked as an escort. 

Observers quickly noted that his report used images of a different woman that he suggested was Boebert. The congresswoman pointed to CNN’s fact check of his 2022 claims against her.

 After admitting the mistakes, Wheeler bizarrely filed a defamation suit against Boebert, who had threatened to take legal action against him in response. Several of the defamation claims were recommended for denial, and the group ultimately decided to dismiss the case. 

Boebert (R-Col.) also got a temporary civil protection against Wheeler, who leads a group called American Muckrakers, in 2022.

And then there is this little nugget:

 The congresswoman explained that despite Wheeler’s claims about filing a “complaint” against her with the House Ethics Committee, the panel doesn’t actually accept complaints “filed inside 60 days of an election.”
House Ethics Committee rules also require complaints not submitted by a lawmaker to get certified by one.

So what congress critter certified it?