California Representative Eric Swalwell, whose reputation as a womanizer in Congress dates from 2013, has had a busy few days.
After both the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN ran stories about women alleging sexual assault against the man famed for his affair with Chinese spy Fang Fang, Swalwell on Sunday dropped out of the race for governor of California and today resigned his House seat. To even the playing field, the GOP persuaded Texas Representative Tony Gonzalez to resign as well.
Swalwell was one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s golden boys. She picked him to lead the impeachment effort against President Trump during his first term. Swalwell continued his role as a Trump attack dog throughout his terms in office.
The allegations against Swalwell came from four women. One, a former staff member, claimed he raped her. Swalwell has denied all allegations. Gonzalez admitted to having had an affair with a staffer who later took her life by setting herself on fire. He denies that the affair caused her suicide.
[PICTURED: Representative Eric Swalwell with Christine Fang, aka Fang Fang, with whom he had a much-publicized affair. She was a fundraiser with ties to the communist regime of Xi Jinping.]
