Overview
- Swalwell, speaking to reporters after a Sacramento town hall Tuesday, said the claims are false and that there has never been an allegation or a settlement.
- His campaign called the reports a false rumor and said no one in his office has ever been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement or filed an ethics complaint in 13 years.
- Cheyenne Hunt, a lawyer and Gen-Z for Change executive, says multiple women including former staffers and interns are preparing to share accounts that involve DMs and Snapchat messages.
- Hunt says the women have pro bono legal counsel and are sharing information with major outlets, and news organizations say they have not independently verified the allegations.
- The timing could affect a crowded top-two primary on June 2, with Democrat Katie Porter calling the claims troubling and polls showing Swalwell as a leading candidate.