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The ongoing sexual assault allegations surrounding now-former Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-China) have now caught the attention of FBI Director Kash Patel.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Swalwell is facing explosive accusations of sexual misconduct from several women, including a former staffer who claims he raped her twice.
The allegations of the former staffer, who was the first to come forward, were initially reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
These accusations come just weeks before California’s June primary and prompted immediate calls from Democrat leaders, including Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, for Swalwell to drop out of the race.
Seeing no way out of the crisis, Swalwell abruptly resigned from Congress last night.
“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said in a statement.
“However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,” he said.
Following Swalwell’s resignation, Patel released a statement calling on him to sit down with the FBI and share his story.
The FBI Director also called on others to come forward with relevant information on the sexual assault allegations surrounding the now former congressman.
“@EricSwalwell has maintained that none of the allegations against him are true, and now that he’s resigned, we would welcome him to sit down with the FBI and share any information he has”, Patel wrote.
“We also encourage and welcome any person with relevant information to any of these matters to speak with us,” he added. “Door is open to all.”
.@EricSwalwell has maintained that none of the allegations against him are true, and now that he’s resigned, we would welcome him to sit down with the FBI and share any information he has.
We also encourage and welcome any person with relevant information to any of these…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 14, 2026
In addition to now being in the FBI’s crosshairs, Swalwell also faces investigations from the House Ethics Committee and the Manhattan District Attorney.
If charged and convicted, Swalwell is likely facing years behind bars.
And he should be especially worried because his own party has deemed him a damaging burden. Democrats tend to give their own the Mafia treatment when things go south for them.
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