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A California congressman who once sat atop gubernatorial polling and spent years positioning himself as a leading progressive voice found his political career reduced to rubble Monday — the result of mounting sexual assault allegations, a formal congressional ethics inquiry, a criminal probe, and a cascade of abandonments by his closest political allies.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), a seven-term House member representing California’s 14th District, announced Monday he would resign his congressional seat. The decision came hours after the House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.
Four women came forward accusing Swalwell of sexual misconduct and sexual assault. The allegations first surfaced publicly through reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN.
The Ethics Committee’s chairman, Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), and ranking member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), issued a joint statement announcing the probe.
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