Eric Swalwell's Defense: "Regret Is Not Rape"
How Men Think
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Eric Swalwell's attorney is talking. After a 2nd rape accuser came forward this week, Swalwell's attorney launched a public defense that centered on this idea: regret is not rape. His attorney went on to suggest there are reasons -- beyond politics -- for why accusers have come forward now.
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| 0:36.1 | It is Thursday, April 16th, and Eric Swalwell's defense might be starting to take shape. |
| 0:44.3 | Because it starts with this, regret is not rape. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 0:51.3 | Robes. That's going to be catchy. It's going to be repeated. Regret is not rape. His attorney is speaking, his defense attorney, and she seems to be going |
| 1:00.5 | after a particular line of defense. Yes, she is categorically denying that Eric Swalwell |
| 1:07.5 | ever, ever participated in non-consensual sex. And so she's talking about |
| 1:13.0 | specifically two of the women who have come forward who have talked about rape saying years later, |
| 1:19.5 | she's basically painting a picture that, yes, maybe they were in a relationship at a time. Maybe |
| 1:24.9 | they regretted having sex with him and this is what now |
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