Overview
- The Justice Department has begun investigating accusations that former Rep. Eric Swalwell committed sexual assault, according to multiple news outlets.
- Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators opened a case after Lonna Drewes accused Swalwell of drugging, raping, and choking her in 2018, and the sheriff said detectives may interview him.
- The Manhattan district attorney is pursuing a separate inquiry into the allegations.
- Swalwell denied criminal wrongdoing, acknowledged unspecified mistakes in judgment, ended his California governor bid, and resigned from Congress.
- The claims gained traction after the San Francisco Chronicle published a detailed account and CNN reported additional accusers, moving the story from rumor to sourced reporting.