Lauren Boebert separates personal, private Twitter accounts in response to federal lawsuit [View all]
After being sued in federal court for allegedly violating free-speech rights, Rifle business owner Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., argues through her attorney the motion be denied because the allegations ignore the distinction between personal and private Twitter accounts.
Boebert was elected to represent Colorados 3rd Congressional District in 2020.
Bri Buentello, a former Democratic state representative based in Pueblo, brought legal action in January against Boebert after the Rifle Republican blocked her from accessing her Twitter account.
Buentello told the Post Independent on Tuesday that she originally told Boebert to resign following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
I Tweeted that at 6 p.m. that day, she said. Boebert was accused by some of potentially endangering other elected officials with her tweets that day. I was blocked by 5 a.m. the next day.
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(Glenwood Springs Post Independent)