Did Trump supporter Lauren Boebert violate Congressional ethics rules?

MAGA firebrand Lauren Boebert was the latest Donald Trump loyalist to join the paid video app Cameo.
But it was short-lived.
The Colorado congresswoman deactivated her account — where she was offering “America First pep talks”, birthday wishes, or other recorded messages for a fee of $250 or more — after reports surfaced that argued it ran afoul of House ethics.
Lawmakers are reportedly prohibited from receiving payment for giving speeches.
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz and George Santos are both on the app.
Boebert won a House seat this month in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district.
Boebert, a rabble-rouser who’s helped define an ultra-conservative flank of the U.S. House, took a gamble in moving races, and it paid off. Boebert beat Trisha Calvarese, the former director of speech writing and publications at the AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, who called herself an “old-school labor Democrat.”
Boebert had held the 3rd Congressional District seat in the Rocky Mountains since 2020. She left for the more conservative 4th Congressional District on the Great Plains after a near loss two years ago, followed by surveillance video emerged of her vaping and groping a date at a Denver theater. Boebert initially explained her move by saying, “There is a need for my voice in Congress,” and later focused on wanting a fresh start for her family after a messy divorce.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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