lawmaker says GOP Rep. Boebert gave 'large' group tour days ahead of Capitol attack

A Democratic House member says that he and a colleague saw freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) give a “large” group tour of the Capitol days ahead of the Jan. 6 riot that left five people dead.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said on CNN Monday that he and Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) saw the congresswoman give the tour sometime between Jan. 3 and 6.

Democrats have called for investigations into whether GOP lawmakers may have given tours to future rioters, though Cohen’s accusation is the first specifically naming another lawmaker.
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“Only thing that I’ve seen, Congressman Yarmuth refreshed my recollection, yesterday. We saw Boebert taking a group of people for a tour sometime after the third and before the 6th,” Cohen said when asked about his colleagues’ accusations.

The Tennessee lawmaker said he and Yarmuth were walking through a Capitol complex tunnel and saw Boebert with a “large group." Cohen said he didn’t know if anyone in the group was involved in the riots.

This fricking guy.

Cohen said. “But, it was pretty clear that… she’s not on the home team. She was with the visitors.”

"While Congressman Yarmuth remembers there was a group of people around Congresswoman Boebert, he has no knowledge of who they were or if they were with her,” Yarmuth said. “He simply exchanged greetings with a new colleague and continued on his way.”

Cohen’s office told CNN that he has not reported the claim to the FBI or Capitol Police.

Boebert faced backlash over some of her actions on the day of the riot, including tweeting out the location of sheltering lawmakers. She responded to Cohen’s accusation on Twitter, saying she's only had her children, husband, mom, aunt and uncle at the Capitol with her.

“I guess having a big family is a scandal now,” she said.

All claims of my involvement with the attack on Jan. 6th are categorically false.

These lies are irresponsible & dangerous.
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