Eric Swalwell will resign from Congress as he faces backlash over assault allegations - BERITAJA

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks astatine a news convention astatine the U.S. Capitol connected September 08, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is resigning from his spot successful Congress arsenic he faces increasing backlash to allegations of intersexual battle and misconduct.

In a connection posted to societal media Monday, Swalwell acknowledged increasing calls among lawmakers to expel him from the House of Representatives.

"Expelling anyone successful Congress without owed process, wrong days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it's besides incorrect for my constituents to person maine distracted from my duties. Therefore, I scheme to resign my spot successful Congress," Swalwell said.

Swalwell's determination comes conscionable 1 time aft he announced he was suspending his run for politician of California. It marks a autumn from governmental grace for the seven-term Democrat, who had wide been seen arsenic a frontrunner successful the gubernatorial race.

Swalwell, 45, has been embattled successful contention since Friday, aft astatine slightest 4 women said pinch the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN, detailing their experiences, which scope from unwanted intersexual advances by Swalwell to allegations of rape. 

BERITAJA has not independently verified the allegations against Swalwell, but he has adamantly denied them and vowed to conflict back.

"To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I americium profoundly sorry for mistakes successful judgement I've made successful my past," he said in a post announcing he would suspend his bid for governor. "I will conflict the serious, mendacious allegations that person been made — but that's my fight, not a campaign's." 

Democratic leaders moved to quickly condemned Swalwell aft the allegations began to surface, pinch apical run supporters renouncing their support — including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. 

More than 50 erstwhile Swalwell staffers called for him to resign, arsenic apical Democrats successful the House issued a connection calling for a "swift investigation."

On Monday, the House Ethics Committee announced it was launching an investigation into whether Swalwell "may person engaged successful intersexual misconduct, including towards an worker moving nether his supervision."

Swalwell's resignation efficaciously ends that investigation.

The ungraded has fueled an ongoing statement wrong the halls of Congress complete really to grip allegations of wrongdoing by lawmakers. Even earlier the Swalwell allegations came to light, a fistful of Republican and Democratic House members were demanding that Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, measurement down complete allegations of a past affair pinch a unit personnel who later died by suicide.  

Gonzales admitted to the matter successful March and later dropped his bid for reelection — though he did not resign his seat. 

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. has led a push to expel some members. She has besides sought the ouster of Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was indicted past twelvemonth connected charges of stealing $5 cardinal successful national disaster funds. The Florida Democrat has denied the allegations. 

"I don't attraction what the statement affiliation is, if they are corrupt and engaging successful forbidden activity successful Congress I'm going to ballot to expel them." Luna wrote. "It is clip Congress has a bully location cleaning."