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Sunday on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) said his colleague Rep. Eric\u00a0Swalwell (D-CA) should resign from Congress and drop out of the California governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n
Host Dana Bash said, \u201cA growing chorus of Democrats are denouncing Congressman Eric Swalwell this weekend, after CNN reported that four women made accusations of sexual misconduct against him. Those accusations range from inappropriate messages and pictures to unwanted kissing and touching and, in one case, rape. Here\u2019s Swalwell\u2019s response.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swalwell said, \u201cThese allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They\u2019re absolutely false. They did not happen. They have never happened. And I will fight them with everything that I have. I\u2019ve certainly made mistakes in judgment in my past. But those mistakes are between me and my wife. And to her, I apologize deeply for putting her in this position.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bash said, \u201cAnd my panel is here now, including a sitting Democratic congressman, Eugene Vindman. What do you think should happen this week? Should the congressman resign? And if not, would you vote to expel him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Vindman said, \u201cYeah. We need to be crystal clear on this. The accusations are absolutely heinous, and his admissions is betraying his family are deplorable. So, Eric Swalwell needs to resign. He needs to drop out of the race. And we have gone far too accustomed to having our senior leaders, our elected officials, fall far below what we expect, their behavior to be, morally, ethically. And so, whether you\u2019re the president of the United States or a representative, we should not tolerate this behavior. And Representative Swalwell needs to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
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