Two Scandal Ridden Congressmen Resign On Same Day, What Happens Now?
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Congressmen Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales announced their resignation from Congress on Monday. Both lawmakers were facing possible expulsion from the House looming later this week with accusations of sexual misconduct surrounding both of them. Swalwell also recently dropped his bid to become California’s next Governor after a criminal investigation was opened in NY looking into rape allegations made by Swalwell’s former staffer.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.2 | It is Tuesday, April 14th. |
| 0:09.9 | And on the day that Congress came back from recess, not one, but two members of the House of Representatives said they would be resigning. |
| 0:24.6 | These two guys just happen to be accused of behaving pretty badly. |
| 0:28.7 | One of them is even possibly facing a criminal charge. |
| 0:31.0 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 0:35.3 | Well, these things sure developed quickly robes. |
| 0:37.1 | Oh, yeah, there's a shutdown, by the way. |
| 0:39.0 | But so much of the focus of them finally coming back has to do with two members that they were trying to get out of there. |
| 0:42.9 | Yeah, I can't even think of the last time I've remembered in this big of a headline having |
| 0:50.1 | at least even one member of Congress resigning, but to have two in the same day and two |
| 0:55.3 | who have been embattled, I guess would be perhaps the best way to put it. Of course, we're talking |
| 0:59.9 | about California Congressman Eric Swalwell and Texas Congressman Tony Gonzalez. Both of their |
| 1:07.5 | names have, let's just say, been in the headlines lately. You know, they've been making headlines on their own before this latest headline about |
| 1:15.1 | resignation, of course. We'll get into what the politics of this means, and we'll get into |
| 1:20.2 | some of the details of Robs, their announcements, what was in there, and in particular what was |
| 1:26.0 | not coming up in just a moment. |
| 1:28.7 | But yes, both of these men. |
| 1:31.5 | Which one you want to start with? |
| 1:32.3 | Gonzalez was Swallow. |
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