{"id":50284,"date":"2026-04-14T08:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50284"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:11:51","slug":"eric-swalwell-says-i-plan-to-resign-from-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50284","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell Says &#8216;I Plan to Resign&#8217; from Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced his intention to resign from his seat in the U.S. House on Monday following a wave of sexual assault accusations that upended his bid for California governor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">The soon-to-be former congressman announced his intention to resign in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I\u2019ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,\u201d Swalwell said.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell further denounced efforts to expel him from Congress \u201cwithout due process,\u201d adding that he will work with his staff over the next few days to manage a transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cI am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members. Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it\u2019s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress. I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able, in my absence, to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2043802702971359521\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/2043802702971359521\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\">Both CNN and the\u00a0<em>Chronicle<\/em>\u00a0reported that a former staffer accused Swalwell of sexual assault, saying the two had sexual relations after a night of drinking, but that she did not have the mental capacity to consent. Three other women told CNN that Swalwell would send unprompted nude photos and graphic messages.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell\u2019s resignation came after mounting pressure from Democrats and former staffers calling for his ouster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegations\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/eric-swalwell-allegations-22198271.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">reported<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0<em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">CNN<\/a>\u00a0are serious, credible, and demand accountability,\u201d more than 50 of Swalwell\u2019s former staffers expressed in a signed open letter. \u201cWe stand unequivocally with our colleague, who showed extraordinary courage in coming forward to share her truth. We believe her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2043035099927568867\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/2043035099927568867\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The resignation also came hours after the U.S. House Ethics Committee opened an investigation on Swalwell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rte__paragraph\">\u201cThe House Ethics Committee said Monday it\u2019s investigating Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is facing allegations of sexual assault and misconduct,\u201d <em>Politico\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/04\/13\/congress\/swalwell-ethics-investigation-00869095\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rte__paragraph\">\u201cThe Ethics panel said in a statement that the investigation into the California Democrat relates to \u2018allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, including towards an employee working under his supervision,&#8217;\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/13\/eric-swalwell-says-i-plan-to-resign-from-congress-after-stream-of-sexual-assault-accusations\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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