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Congressman Eric Swalwell quits California governor race amid sexual misconduct claims
Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.
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‘The Swalwell Stink’: Rage and relief after congressman suspends California governor campaign
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The reaction many Democrats and Republicans had to Rep. Eric Swalwell suspending his campaign for California governor on Sunday after a slew of sexual assault allegations was essentially the same — what took so long?
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‘I am deeply sorry’: Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sex scandal
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Democratic congressman, running to replace Gavin Newsom, has faced multiple accusationsRepresentative Eric Swalwell, the Democratic frontrunner in the fiercely contested race to be governor of California, has suspended his campaign amid a series of sexual assault and misconduct allegations by a former staff member and at least three other women.The woman…
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Sunday suspended his campaign for California governor, soon after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said it was investigating Swalwell in connection with a sexual assault allegation from a former staffer. “I am suspending my campaign for Governor,” Swalwell wrote in a post on the social platform X. “To my…
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Swalwell suspends California gubernatorial bid amid sexual assault allegations
Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor Sunday night, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic leaders after a wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women threatened to end his political career.
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