Eric Swalwell's Defense: "Regret Is Not Rape"
Amy & T.J.
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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
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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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.2 | It is Thursday, April 16th, and Eric Swalwell's defense might be starting to take shape. |
| 0:15.4 | Because it starts with this. |
| 0:17.4 | Regret is not great. |
| 0:19.9 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Robs. |
| 0:22.7 | That's going to be catchy. |
| 0:23.6 | It's going to be repeated. |
| 0:24.8 | Regret is not rape. |
| 0:26.5 | His attorney is speaking, his defense attorney, and she seems to be going after a particular line of defense. |
| 0:34.6 | Yes. |
| 0:35.0 | She is categorically denying that Eric Swalwell, ever, ever participated |
| 0:40.7 | in non-consensual sex. And so she's talking about specifically two of the women who have come |
| 0:46.5 | forward who have talked about rape saying years later, she's basically painting a picture that, |
| 0:53.1 | yes, maybe they were in a relationship at a time. |
| 0:55.8 | Maybe they regretted having sex with him. |
| 0:58.5 | And this is what now they're saying based on those feelings. |
| 1:01.8 | And that's a powerful statement that is catchy. |
| 1:05.3 | You know what? |
| 1:06.0 | Oh, yeah, the regret is not rape. |
| 1:08.7 | But, Roep, we just heard her. |
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