NEW: Leading Democrat Drops Out Of Race For CA Gov Amid Rape Investigation
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3.0 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
California Congressman Eric Swalwell has officially ended his bid for Governor, announcing on X late Sunday that it’s his fight to face false allegations, not his campaign’s. Swalwell is facing a criminal investigation in Manhattan for an alleged rape of a former staffer in 2024 and a possible expulsion vote in Congress this week. DHS has also opened an investigation into the Congressman over the legal status of his Brazilian nanny.
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| 0:34.9 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:36.0 | It is Monday, April 13th, and a breaking story that we saw coming for the past several days. |
| 0:43.6 | Eric Swalwell has dropped out of the race for California governor. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 0:50.5 | Robs dropped out because of serious allegations, including a rape allegation. |
| 0:55.5 | But Robs, it's important, and we'll get into, dropped out of the race, did not resign from Congress. |
| 1:01.3 | We'll get into all of that, but this is news. He didn't have any other choice, did he? |
| 1:05.6 | No, there was not one ounce of support from anyone coming from anywhere. |
| 1:13.1 | And the calls were coming from his own party from the highest echelons asking him, telling him, |
| 1:18.7 | urging him to drop out of the governor's race. |
| 1:21.6 | But it's interesting because just by dropping out of the governor's race, that doesn't |
| 1:25.4 | end his problems. |
| 1:26.3 | In fact, so many are just beginning. |
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