Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s campaign merchandise website did more than hawk political swag. According to a report by Zeteo, the Texas Democrat’s site was advertising lobbying and government relations services while she was actively serving in Congress.
The listing vanished after Zeteo contacted her office. A spokesperson for Crockett said she had never directed anyone to add it, and that the site’s only purpose was selling merchandise from her line called “The Clapback Collection.”
As if her ridiculous fake eyelashes weren’t bad enough, now she’s caught up in this scandal. America would be great if every politician on her level would resign or get voted out.
What the Website Was Offering
Visitors to the merchandise site could find a button near the bottom labeled “Political Consultant, Book Now,” according to Zeteo. Clicking through revealed a menu of services including campaign strategy and management, government relations and lobbying, communications and public relations, digital and social media work, and political risk management.
Experts told Zeteo the offerings raised serious questions about congressional ethics and potential legal violations. According to the report, the solicitation appeared by May, approximately two months after Crockett lost her Senate bid in March. You can read more about Jasmine Crockett lobbying controversy in the original Zeteo investigation.
“She Never Directed Anyone to Add the Button”
Crockett’s office pushed back firmly. “This website is and has always been focused on selling campaign merchandise,” a spokesperson told Zeteo. “The Congresswoman has only advertised it for merchandise and did not build it. She never directed anyone to add the button you are inquiring about.”
That defense might work legally, or it might not. But “someone else did it and I didn’t know” is a tough argument when it is your name, your brand, and your campaign infrastructure. Taxpayers and ethics watchdogs might reasonably ask who exactly was minding the store, and why lobbying services appeared on a sitting member’s campaign platform in the first place.
Even the Left Noticed
The story drew a pointed remark from progressive commentator Ryan Grim, who wrote on X: “Not waiting until you leave congress to start lobbying is impressive.” When a commentator on your own side of the aisle is taking shots, it is a sign the optics are genuinely bad.
It is unclear what, if any, formal ethics review or legal inquiry may follow. The listing has been removed, but the questions it raised have not gone away. Federal law places strict limits on what sitting members of Congress can do to leverage their official positions for outside income or business solicitation.
For conservatives who have long argued that Washington operates as a revolving door between power and profit, this episode is a vivid illustration. The rules exist to keep elected officials focused on the people they represent, not on building their next business. When those lines blur, even accidentally, it is exactly the kind of thing that erodes public trust in government. Americans deserve representatives whose campaign websites are selling ideas, not influence.
So anyway, that’s the news for today’s clown show in Democracy.
