Overview
- Following Friday's reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle, an anonymous former staffer accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of two nonconsensual encounters in 2019 and 2024 when she says she was too intoxicated to consent.
- CNN reported additional allegations from multiple women and said it reviewed text messages and some medical records, including an on‑camera account from the former staffer who said, “He didn’t stop.”
- The Manhattan district attorney’s office opened a criminal investigation on Saturday into the alleged 2024 incident in New York and urged anyone with information to contact its Special Victims Division.
- Political fallout accelerated as senior aides resigned, major unions such as the California Teachers Association withdrew support, and Democratic leaders including Hakeem Jeffries urged Swalwell to end his bid.
- Swalwell denied all claims as false and politically timed, said he will stay in the race, and his lawyer sent cease‑and‑desist letters to accusers, setting up parallel legal and political fights as the June 2 primary approaches.