Move to expel Democrat Eric Swalwell from Congress gains steam | California
A growing number of members of Congress from both parties are calling for Democratic U.S. representative and California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell to resign his seat this weekend following allegations of inappropriate behavior, sexual assault and rape.
Swalwell has denied the allegations, but he may not have the chance to resign before his colleagues expel him. Polarized members of Congress appear to be eyeing the opportunity to get rid of both Swalwell and Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, who admitted to having an extramarital affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
Anna Paulina Luna, Republican U.S. representative from Florida. announced He said Sunday he planned to pair his decision to expel Swalwell with his decision to expel Gonzales.
“He should step aside,” said U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat. he told Fox News From Swalwell. “What he did is disgusting and disgusting. There needs to be consequences.”
Asked if he would vote to expel Swalwell, Khanna said he was open to the idea if it included purging a similarly obnoxious Republican.
“I believe he should resign, and I believe other members and Republican members should also resign,” Khanna said. “It depends on whether it’s stated fairly. But this shouldn’t be about politics; anyone who harasses young girls and workers should not be in the US Congress.”
Republican U.S. representative Byron Donalds of Florida he told NBC News He said he would vote to expel both Swalwell and Gonzales.
“These allegations are despicable and demean the integrity of Congress. They are completely unacceptable. In my opinion, both gentlemen need to go home,” Donalds said.
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, described Swalwell’s alleged behavior to NBC as part of a broader problem with powerful men harassing women, which she called “immorality” that “crosses party lines” and is “clearly a pattern.” When asked if she would vote to expel him, Jayapal said, “And I would vote for Congressman Gonzales, too.”
Other members of Congress, including U.S. representatives Eugene Vindman from Virginia and Jared Huffman California officials have called on Swalwell to both resign his seat in the House of Representatives and end his run for governor of California.
At least four women accused Swalwell of unwanted advances or sexual assault in a pair of reports published Friday by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN. A former employee said this Swalwell raped her in 2024 He was too drunk to consent to sex. The Manhattan district attorney’s office launched an investigation into this allegation.
Swalwell said in a video that the allegations were “completely false” and also apologized to his wife for “errors in judgment” which he described as a private matter between them. Swalwell’s lawyer threatened to sue one of his accusers. San Francisco Chronicle.
