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Did the Media Miss the Eric Swalwell Story?

Seems weird no one reported on the numerous sexual misconduct allegations in 2020.

Robby Soave | 4.16.2026 3:55 PM

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Eric Swalwell (JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS/TNS/Newscom)

Last week, former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D–Calif.) was a high-profile member of Congress (the sort of anti-Trump #Resistance figure who appeared regularly on MSNOW) and the leading Democratic candidate to be the next governor of California. Today, he's a disgraced ex-candidate and ex-congressman.

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Swalwell has quit both jobs following numerous sexual misconduct claims reported on by the San Francisco Chronicle and also CNN. Five women have alleged varying levels of improper behavior: The most serious accusation, made by Lonna Drewes, involves rape. She says that Swalwell lured her to his hotel room and choked her while sexually assaulting her. For his part, Swalwell has tacitly confessed to infidelity but denies that he forced himself on........

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