A new Intelligencer profile describes Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, as the “MAGA party girl” as she confronts a series of scandals and anger within the Trump administration over her support for releasing the Epstein files — the records tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in federal custody in 2019.

Published Wednesday by reporter Jake Lahut, the profile examines Boebert’s political position as Democrats renew their longstanding effort to remove her from office. They have sought to defeat her since she emerged as an outspoken MAGA firebrand after the 2020 election. The article also notes that some Republicans have welcomed the prospect of difficult electoral conditions weakening her position.

“It has become a liberal dream to knock her out of office; Democrat Adam Frisch came close to doing so in 2022, losing by just 546 votes,” Lahut wrote. “Frisch told me even Republicans came up to him after the race to thank him for at least humbling Boebert a little. ‘Boebert had some humility, but not a lot,’ Frisch recalled.”

Lahut also wrote that, on Saturday, Boebert accused her challenger in the 2026 midterm elections, retired two-star Navy rear admiral Eileen Laubacher, of being a “Deep State Dem cosplaying as a moderate.” Boebert also attempted to associate Laubacher with progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, adding: “A little communism could be fun!”

According to the profile, that confidence may be misplaced as the 2026 midterms approach — an election in which all 435 House seats and majority control of the chamber will be at stake. Boebert has repeatedly faced controversy during her time in Washington, but the damaging stories have been especially prominent during the current election cycle.

“Despite the show of bravado, Boebert is fighting for her political life in a closer-than-expected reelection campaign under a cloud of controversies related to her personal life,” Lahut wrote. He said Boebert’s 21-year-old son was arrested in August on charges of sexual exploitation of a child. Last month, David Wheeler, a recurring critic, accused Boebert in a House Ethics Committee complaint of having sexual relationships with male and female staffers; such complaints go to the bipartisan panel that investigates alleged misconduct by House members. The allegation of multiple same-sex affairs intensified the controversy. Boebert opposes gay marriage and released a video responding to the complaint in which she said she is “not a lesbian or bisexual.”

The profile said Boebert “finds herself in a tough spot” not only because of what it called “the gleeful animosity of Democrats” over her personal controversies, but also because of “the wariness of Trumpworld” about continuing to support her. That concern has grown particularly because of her persistent backing for disclosure of the Epstein files.

Boebert is now the last of “four House Republicans who pushed the Epstein vote over the line” who is “still standing” as Election Day nears, according to the profile. That effort succeeded through a discharge petition, the procedural device that lets rank-and-file lawmakers force a floor vote without leadership approval. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary to a Trump-backed opponent, Rep. Nancy Mace decided not to seek reelection and Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress rather than complete her term.

“President Donald Trump threatened to pull his endorsement of Boebert in a Truth Social post earlier this year, after she campaigned with Massie, but he didn’t follow through,” Lahut wrote. As Election Day approaches, the open questions are whether Trump follows through on that threat, how the House Ethics Committee handles the complaint, and how the race against Laubacher develops.