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Swalwell Denies Assault Allegations as Democratic Leaders Urge Him to Exit Governor’s Race

The reports have jolted his front‑runner campaign weeks before California’s June 2 primary.

California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel (not pictured), on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
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Overview

  • An anonymous former staffer accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of two sexual assaults in 2019 and 2024 in a San Francisco Chronicle report published Friday, with the paper citing texts and medical records tied to the 2024 encounter.
  • CNN later aired a shadowed on‑camera interview in which the same accuser said the 2024 encounter was rape, and it reported three other women alleging unsolicited explicit messages and unwanted advances.
  • Following Friday’s disclosures, senior campaign aides resigned, the California Teachers Association and SEIU California pulled or paused support, and House Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, and Pete Aguilar called on him to end his bid.
  • Swalwell called the accusations false and politically timed as the election nears, and his legal team sent cease‑and‑desist letters to at least one accuser threatening legal action over what it described as untrue claims.
  • No criminal charges or formal ethics inquiries have been announced, raising uncertainty for a campaign that could see fundraising dry up as mail ballots go out and early voters start to lock in choices.