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Several Democrat lawmakers announced they were withdrawing endorsements of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman who used to work for him.<\/p>\n
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) revealed that after reading a report<\/a> from the San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>, in which an un-named woman alleged that Swalwell, who is running in California\u2019s gubernatorial election, had sexually assaulted her in two separate instances, they were withdrawing their endorsements.<\/p>\n The woman, who began working for Swalwell when she was 21-years-old, claimed to the San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> that Swalwell \u201cbegan pursuing\u201d her and would allegedly send her \u201cimages of his genitals,\u201d and also asked her to send \u201cnude pictures\u201d of herself.<\/p>\n In one instance in September 2019, after having drinks with Swalwell and becoming \u201cso severely intoxicated that she does not remember the rest of the night,\u201d the woman claims she \u201cwoke up naked in Swalwell\u2019s hotel bed and could feel the effect of vaginal intercourse.\u201d<\/p>\n In another instance, in April 2024, the woman met \u201cfor drinks\u201d with Swalwell, after a charity gala event, and says she remembers \u201cpushing Swalwell away and telling him, \u2018No.’\u201d:<\/p>\n She said Swalwell, who is married and 17 years her senior, tried to kiss her in her car when she drove him home from a donor meeting one night. Driving him to another event weeks later, she said Swalwell pulled out his penis in the car and asked her to perform oral sex on him. She said she did so in a parking lot.<\/p>\n In September 2019, the woman said, Swalwell invited her out for drinks and she became so severely intoxicated that she does not remember the rest of the night. She said she woke up naked in Swalwell\u2019s hotel bed and could feel the effect of vaginal intercourse. She said Swalwell distanced himself from her afterward and the relationship faded.<\/p>\n Five years later, the woman said, she attended an April 2024 charity gala where Swalwell was honored. The woman, who no longer worked for Swalwell, said they met for drinks afterward, during which she became so inebriated that she only remembers snippets of the night, including pushing Swalwell away and telling him, \u201cNo,\u201d while he allegedly forced himself on her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cI have read the San Francisco Chronicle\u2019s account and I am deeply distressed by its allegations,\u201d Schiff wrote in a post<\/a> on X. \u201cThis woman was brave to come forward, and we should take her story seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am withdrawing my endorsement immediately, and believe that he should withdraw from the race,\u201d Schiff added<\/p>\n\n