Top Democrat in CA Gov Race Accused of Sexual Assault by Former Staffer
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🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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There are growing calls for California Congressman Eric Swalwell to drop out of the race for Governor amid accusations of sexual assault and sexually inappropriate behavior with other young women. At least four women have spoken out detailing several alleged incidents, all of which Congressman Swalwell has denied. Swalwell is a married father of three who has been a member of Congress since 2013.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.2 | It is Saturday, April 11th, |
| 0:09.8 | and the leading Democrat in the race for California governor |
| 0:14.7 | is being accused of rape by a woman who once worked for him |
| 0:20.1 | and she is not the only woman speaking out right now. |
| 0:25.1 | I've been against California Congressman Eric Swalwell. |
| 0:28.7 | With that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Ropes. |
| 0:31.3 | This is a very explosive story politically. |
| 0:35.4 | There's been a lot of activity just in the past 24 hours, but on the face of |
| 0:39.9 | it, this is some pretty ugly stuff. Yeah, and there are growing calls now for him to drop out of the |
| 0:45.4 | race by some very prominent Democrats. So we haven't heard yet from the Congressman about what |
| 0:52.3 | his plans are in terms of continuing to seek office, |
| 0:55.0 | but he has vehemently denied the allegations. |
| 0:58.8 | He has done it on a video, |
| 1:01.0 | and his attorney has been making the rounds on networks doing the same. |
| 1:05.2 | Yes. |
| 1:05.8 | He absolutely denies, I think, robs every bit so far of what has been alleged. But Eric Swalwell is who we're |
| 1:14.4 | talking about. I think this was one person, robs that a lot of people, if you hear the name, you might |
| 1:18.4 | not immediately place it. But this is a guy who has gained a lot of prominence in recent years |
| 1:23.6 | going head to head with President Trump. And I bet a lot of people, soon as you see his face, |
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