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Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales set to face expulsion votes over misconduct allegations
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Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) plans to force a vote to expel Rep.
Key facts
- The San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday that a former staffer accused Swalwell of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions, including a first instance in 2019
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) plans to force a vote to expel Rep
- Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) next week over sexual assault and misconduct allegations, Axios has learned
- If those expulsion votes succeed, it could trigger a chain reaction, one of the Democrats leadership aides and a senior House Democrat told Axios
Summary
Democrats are set to respond by moving in turn to expel Rep. Swalwell has faced calls from Democratic Party leaders and House colleagues to drop his bid for California governor, though few have called for his outright resignation or expulsion from Congress. Swalwell said in a video posted to social media on Friday: "These allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They did not happen, they never happened. Gonzales, who has dropped his bid for reelection, admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide, calling it a "lapse in judgment.