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Reps. Swalwell and Gonzales officially resign from Congress, avoiding expected expulsion votes
The departures end House Ethics probes and avert floor votes that could have made them only the seventh and eighth members ever expelled.
- On Tuesday, Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress, preempting planned expulsion votes as colleagues prepared to initiate removal proceedings on both members.
- Sexual misconduct allegations prompted the exits, with Swalwell facing reports of sexual assault from multiple women and Gonzales under investigation for an affair and lewd texts.
- Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández drafted separate expulsion measures, placing both members on notice with a 2 p.m. ET deadline to resign or face removal.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries publicly agreed with the resignations, with Johnson calling them "appropriate" given the "terrible allegations" and admitted facts.
- Accountability efforts continue targeting other members, with lawmakers seeking removal of Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for campaign finance violations and Republican Rep. Cory Mills over sexual misconduct allegations.
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Reps. Swalwell & Gonzales Resign over Alleged Sexual Misconduct; Will Congress Take More Action?
Democratic Congressmember Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned Tuesday. Both of them faced potential expulsion votes after they were accused of sexual misconduct involving former staffers. Swalwell’s resignation came just days after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported multiple allegations against him, including twice raping a former staffer. Swalwell denied the allegations. He dropped out of the Cali
Washington, Apr 15 (EFE).- The president of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Mike Johnson, called on Wednesday to “bring respect for the institution back to Congress” following the controversy over the resignation of two legislators, Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales, both involved in sexual assault cases. “We will urge each member of Congress to exercise his or her position with the dignity demanded and expected o…
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