Accusations of rape and other misconduct against Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has thrown California’s already chaotic California gubernatorial race into unknown territory, with influential politicians calling on Swalwell to drop out ASAP.
Four women, including an ex-staffer for the Bay Area representative who says Swalwell raped her two years ago, have alleged attacks and unwelcomed explicit communications, according to reports Friday by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle.
The former staffer has said she previously had nonconsensual sex with Swalwell in 2019 after a night of drinking. That first encounter was when the woman was on the congressman’s team. The alleged 2024
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