Look, I think the accusations and allegations against former Representative Swalwell are despicable and disgusting.

I think it's also quite plausible, as you point out, Jack, that there were many other Democrats in this town on Capitol Hill who knew about his perhaps illegal behavior,

certainly his disgusting and inappropriate behavior, and why were they

silent for so long? I think those are questions that must be raised of these sitting

representatives, including Mr. Gallego. And I hope that the journalists in this room will do

their jobs, and the journalists on Capitol Hill will do their jobs to ask Democrats in power

how they knew about such despicable behavior from one of their elected representatives

for so long, but never said or did anything about it.

So that's what we hope to see as far as the White House and the president is concerned.

That is the White House press secretary, Carolyn LeBett, saying that she thinks it's quite plausible

that there were many other Democrats in town on Capitol Hill who knew about Eric Swalwell's behavior,

putting the question formally on the table.

Who knew?

And when did they know it?

The phrase echoes Howard Baker's famous Watergate question to the Senate.

What did the president know?

And when did he know it? It is now being applied to the Senate. What did the president know and when did he know it?

It is now being applied to congressional leadership. And if Democratic leaders knew about

Swalwell's alleged conduct and stayed silent, that's a different and more serious story than

just one man's misconduct. That makes this an entirely bigger story.

Some people would call that a conspiracy.

Now, look, this is how much of a dirt bag, Eric Swalwa is.

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