{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-files-ethics-complaint-against-rep-waters-her-incitement-violent", "Rep. Boebert Files Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Waters for her Incitement of Violent Riots and Interference in Court Proceedings", "2021-04-20", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nApril 20, 2021\n\nToday, Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics against Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) for her incitement of the violent riots in Brooklyn Center that led to a drive-by shooting at members of the National Guard, her unethical use of her office to unconstitutionally pressure an independent judiciary, and her pattern of similar behavior that is unbecoming of a Member of Congress and discredits the House of Representatives.\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013Today, Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics against Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) for her incitement of the violent riots in Brooklyn Center that led to a drive-by shooting at members of the National Guard, her unethical use of her office to unconstitutionally pressure an independent judiciary, and her pattern of similar behavior that is unbecoming of a Member of Congress and discredits the House of Representatives.\n\nRepresentative Boebert stated: \u201cOnly a Democrat like Rep. Maxine Waters would have the gall to request a police protective detail to accompany her to a riot against police. Speaker Pelosi refused to reprimand Rep. Waters\u2019 despicable actions. As usual, the left\u2019s hypocrisy is on full display, so I stepped up and filed an ethics complaint to hold Rep. Waters accountable for her reckless actions that culminated in the drive-by shooting at members of the National Guard.\u201d\n\nRead the full text of the letter HERE and below:\n\nDear Chairman Deutch and Ranking Member Walorski:\n\nI write to request that the House Committee on Ethics open an investigation into Representative Maxine Waters (CA-43) for her incitement of the violent riots in Brooklyn Center, her unethical use of her office to unconstitutionally pressure an independent judiciary, and her pattern of similar behavior that is unbecoming of a Member of Congress and discredits the House of Representatives.\n\nRepresentative Waters traveled outside of her District to incite violence in Minneapolis\u2014violence that shamefully led to two members of the National Guard being injured in a drive-by shooting. In an interview on MSNBC following the riots, she said that her goal was to \u201cgive support\u201d to rioters saying, \u201cNot only do I love them, and I support them, but they can count on me to be with them\u201d during their violent actions and violations of lawful curfew orders.\n\nRep. Waters\u2019 pattern of unethical behavior includes:\n\nOn April 18, 2021, Rep. Waters used her office to threaten an independent judiciary and incite violence. A protestor asked her, \u201cCongresswoman, what happens if we do not get what you just told? What should the people do? What should protestors do?\u201d Instead of trying to calm the situation, she encouraged rioters to \u201cstay in the streets\u201d and \u201cget more confrontational\u201d if a guilty verdict is not delivered. Her words incited violence, and just hours later, two members of the National Guard were injured in a drive-by shooting.\n\nOn April 18, 2021, Rep Waters encouraged rioters to violate lawful orders by police officers by encouraging rioters to stay out past curfew, stating. \u201cI don\u2019t think anything about curfew\u2026 I don\u2019t know what curfew means\u2026I don\u2019t agree with that.\u201d It must be investigated if Rep. Waters violated curfew herself, or if she only broke the law by inciting other criminal curfew violations.\n\nOn April 18, 2021, Rep. Waters unconstitutionally used her office to pressure an independent trial court to find Derek Chauvin guilty of murder by stating, \u201cWe\u2019re going to get a verdict that say \u2018Guilty guilty guilty,\u2019 and if we don\u2019t, we cannot go away\u2026oh no, not manslaughter, no no no, this is guilty\u2014for murder.\u201d\n\nThese are not isolated incidents. Rep. Waters has a pattern of inciting violence and disrespecting the House rules. In 2018 she incited violence and persecution against Trump Administration officials, stating: \u201cLet\u2019s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they\u2019re not welcome anymore, anywhere.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Waters\u2019 egregious and repeated actions violate clauses 1 and 2 of House Rule XXIII (\u201cCode of Official Conduct\u201d). Her behavior does not \u201creflect creditably on the House,\u201d nor does it follow \u201cthe spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House.\u201d Remarks inciting violence, bullying an independent judiciary, and encouraging rioters to break local laws discredit the House and are a stain on this body.\n\nAfter the House Committee on Ethics concludes its investigation of this matter, I urge the Committee to take all disciplinary action that it deems appropriate.\n\nRead the full text of the letter HERE.\n\nIssues:Constitutional Issues", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-files-ethics-complaint-against-rep-waters-her-incitement-violent"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8115051314234734, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}