Speaker 1: Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell
says he will resign from Congress,
as a number of sexual assault allegations
have come to light.
He suspended his bid for governor
of California on April 12th,
but has continued to deny the allegations.
The San Francisco Chronicle, followed by CNN,
first reported claims that he had
sexually assaulted a woman twice.
Calls from both Democrats and Republicans grew for
Swalwell to resign or potentially
face expulsion from the chamber.
It's an incredibly rare step that has
only occurred six times in history.
The most recently in 2023 with
New York Representative Gorge Santos.