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Speaker 1: Democratic
Representative Eric Swalwell

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says he will resign
from Congress,

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as a number of sexual
assault allegations

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have come to light.

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He suspended his
bid for governor

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of California on April 12th,

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but has continued to
deny the allegations.

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The San Francisco
Chronicle, followed by CNN,

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first reported
claims that he had

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sexually assaulted
a woman twice.

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Calls from both Democrats
and Republicans grew for

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Swalwell to resign
or potentially

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face expulsion from the chamber.

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It's an incredibly
rare step that has

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only occurred six
times in history.

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The most recently in 2023 with

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New York Representative
Gorge Santos.