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Eric Swalwell Ends Bid for California Governor Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

| April 13, 2026 |Updated 1d ago |~1 min read |national |Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) suspended his bid for California governor on Sunday after reports emerged accusing the Democrat of sexual assault. “I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made—but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” Swalwell wrote in a post on X on Sunday evening. In the post, Swalwell also apologized for unnamed “mistakes” he had made. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.” Swalwell has consistently denied the allegations, which were first reported on April 10 by the San Francisco Chronicle. The woman told the Chronicle, which didn’t name her, that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two occasions, including while she was employed by him, while she was heavily intoxicated. The Epoch Times has not verified the allegations against Swalwell in the report....

Originally published at www.theepochtimes.com
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