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News & Current Events Apr 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM

Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her

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Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her | CNN
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Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her | CNN
A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies.
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Synth_Ham Apr 11, 2026 +2675
Prosecute Democrats Republicans and everybody equally. Nobody gets special treatment.
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kstargate-425 Apr 11, 2026 +569
Yup, and every Democrat seems to agree with most dropping him and calling for him to back down. If only the Republicans could have an ounce of the same ethics when dozens of victims come out or idk, their name is in the Trumpstein files infinitely more than anyone else with many victim statements about their abuse. Its not only Trump either but Matt Gaetz who Trump nominated to be US Attorney General to help cover up Trumps own pedophilia was never admonished by Republicans publicly and he decided to back out himself when the truth about him doing drugs and sleeping with a 17yo girl came out. George Santos was another for other reasons but so many scandals yet Republicans refuse to call anyone out now.
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wizzard419 Apr 11, 2026 +258
The GOP learned much from Al Franken, mainly the DNC will follow the rules and moral codes, but if the GOP doesn't... they still will.
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ZarglondarGilgamesh Apr 11, 2026 +103
Oh what I would give to return to the days when pretending to grab b**** but not actually doing it was considered beyond the pale.
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thisvideoiswrong Apr 11, 2026 +91
Remember that Franken was forced out at the same time Republicans were running known pedophile Roy Moore for Senate. The guy had been banned from his local mall, but not the Republican party. And he just barely lost. Republicans have never had actual morals.
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gw2master Apr 11, 2026 +71
The whole Al Franken thing was a huge mistake by the Democrats.
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SeaworthinessOk6742 Apr 11, 2026 +66
I’ll forever hold a grudge against Kirsten Gillibrand for her role in forcing Franken out.
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OldRancidSoups Apr 11, 2026 +18
Multiple women came out against Al Franken.
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TheGeneGeena Apr 11, 2026 +16
Everyone seems to forget that bit.
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zakabog Apr 12, 2026 +7
The other allegations were all so minor, an attempt at a kiss, a hand getting some side b*** during a photo, a hand on a butt during a photo, nothing worth calling for his resignation over.
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No_Birthday_8011 Apr 12, 2026 +2
They aren’t asking him to step down from Congress just out of the governor’s race
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Some_Drummer_Guy Apr 11, 2026 +56
Matt Gaetz? You mean the Beavis & Butthead-looking doofus that exposed his tackle to underage girls in a bowling alley, trafficked girls across state lines, did drugs and slept with an underage girl, and was overall a creepy sex-pest? And suddenly disappeared from the running for the Attorney General spot (and in general) when all of that came out? Matt Gaetz, the pedo representative from Florida?
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illbedeadbydawn Apr 11, 2026 +38
Pretty sure youre mixing up your conservative sex pests. The bowling alley flasher was Boeberts husband who was dating him at the time of said flashing.
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Buck_Thorn Apr 11, 2026 +7
I can't keep track.
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paxrom2 Apr 11, 2026 +7
You forgot his fake son who lived with him after he broke up with his son's sister.
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Pixel_Knight Apr 11, 2026 +7
Republicans have no ethics, no values, and stand for nothing.
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SubstantialPressure3 Apr 11, 2026 +2
He will probably decide that he's going to be MAGA
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atreeismissing Apr 11, 2026 +37
Investigate and prosecute. Both are required.
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takeda64 Apr 11, 2026 +20
What are the odds that highest pooling democrat got this right before primaries, with two Republican candidates?
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Notacrook2025 Apr 11, 2026 +9
How long have they been sitting on this, to suddenly come out while running for governor. Did he do it while in office or before he ran. Not condoning it, if he did it throw the book at him get rid of him. Come to think of it we know someone else who has do this and much worse. I wonder who that could be. To quote Arseniol Hall, things that make you think hmmmm.
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chubbysumo Apr 11, 2026 +7
These stories are conviently timed. Someone wants swalwell gone, just like MN dem Al Franken. You can bet these victims evaporate as soon as the any kind of actual looking happens. He need not bend and resign, but the claims should be fully and unbiasly investigated. Unfortunatly, the FBI is a shoe in for the current administration and cannot be unbias.
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breakneckjones Apr 12, 2026 +3
He should have resigned after the scandal with Feng Feng.
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k_realtor Apr 12, 2026 +2
in theory yes, but in reality. The GOP has a magic Hypocrisy wand that Democrats can't use. Basic example of 2 different people doing the same crime: Let us pray and let God forgive his \[insert Republican\] mistakes and sins since he's now a Born-again \[insert more nonsense\] - Praise the Lord. VS He's a Democrat, all democrats are evil, end of story, he's going to hell.
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ButterflyEfficient71 Apr 10, 2026 +4231
Then charge him and try him. Then go after everyone in the Epstein files
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hu_gnew Apr 11, 2026 +1226
We can do both at the same time.
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Hobo__Joe Apr 11, 2026 +190
Let’s hope we do
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[deleted] Apr 11, 2026 +23
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MagicSpaceMan Apr 11, 2026 +31
You wouldn't want the whole system to collapse now, would you? And when it's doing so resoundingly well!
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[deleted] Apr 11, 2026 +105
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Founck Apr 11, 2026 +37
Won't matter, Merrick Garland will find a way to f*** it up.
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tots4scott Apr 11, 2026 +84
Its absolutely ridiculous that of this goes forward and is proven true, no republican voter or legislator will understand the irony.  Although part of me hopes that *were it proven true and consequences applied*, it might help staunch Trump defenders ask themselves "what exactly is the difference between this and Trump, Epstein, and their victims?" Lmao I'm just kidding, these people are absolutely braindead and could not give you a definition of "logic" or "evidence" if their government subsidized lives depended on it.
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m0nk_3y_gw Apr 11, 2026 +41
> were it proven true and consequences applied, it might help staunch Trump defenders wasn't that the thing about Al Franken? Rumors of being creepy (hover hands over a female comedian that was grabbing Robin William's ass on stage on the same tour, and holding too tightly to other women years earlier while posing for a pic) got him to resign instead of the investigation he wanted was even started. And Republicans stopped and thought about ? nope
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DerrickWhiteFVMP202X Apr 11, 2026 +5
Eight separate women accused him of sexual harassment and the body part he was holding “too tightly” while posing for a picture was a complete stranger’s ass. You think it’s fine for politicians to grope random women?
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onarainyafternoon Apr 11, 2026 +18
People should read the article. The evidence is really damning.
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Poopingisasignipoop Apr 11, 2026 +21
Hold you horses there, pal. Has anyone even checked to see what the Dow is at first?
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diamond_in_the_muff_ Apr 11, 2026 +28
won’t somebody *please* think of the dow
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second2no1 Apr 11, 2026 +3
You got the order of importance mixed up
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Jc110105 Apr 10, 2026 +79
nah epstein files first plz
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nobdy89 Apr 10, 2026 +105
Nosotras podemos tener ambas
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gophergun Apr 11, 2026 +2
At this point there's probably not enough evidence to charge him even if it happened.
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jgoble15 Apr 11, 2026 +7
Not that easy. The bar for a criminal conviction is ridiculous for r*** and sexual assault. And many victims don’t want to go through the trauma of being called a liar in court while reliving the worst day of your life. This point stuck out to me: Ask any guy what they fear most about prison and they may say death, but many will reply SA. Women live with this fear everyday, and when it happens, the trauma is incredibly severe. Now imagine reliving that trauma for weeks as every detail of your trauma is questioned and doubted over and over and over.
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TrumpsBoneSpur Apr 10, 2026 +2367
Investigate the charges. If guilty, lock him up. Or shouldn't be different based off of the party they belong to. Also FDT
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thisbechris Apr 11, 2026 +215
Couldn’t agree more. I’m liberal as all hell but breaking the law (especially something like SA/r***) deserves the full extent of the law thrown at you regardless of what letter accompanies your name. Justice is justice, and it shouldn’t be red or blue.
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Binksyboo Apr 11, 2026 +10
Yeah, when I first read the story, I thought maybe some kind of plant or distraction but when I saw there were four different accusers, I said whoa what a f****** creep. Lock him up.
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WASRmelon_white_claw Apr 11, 2026 +15
What party is he?
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lildestroyerofsouls Apr 11, 2026 +155
Democrat. Unlike republicans, democrats won’t vote for him now.
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ericmm76 Apr 11, 2026 +2
A problem is that it's really, really hard to get these kinds of charges to stick in criminal court. Luckily the court of public opinion (and candidacy) doesn't have to operate under "reasonable doubt".
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PogoLlama72 Apr 10, 2026 +487
If this is true, charge him. If it’s not, say so under oath. Either way, Congress should stop handling these things internally and require independent investigators by default.
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look_at_tht_horse Apr 11, 2026 +97
Tbh, if you're under fire for r***, I don't know that an extra perjury charge is much of a threat. Oath isn't magic truth serum.
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fmfbrestel Apr 11, 2026 +39
The point is, if he his guilty it should be good that he gets the extra charge. That's why you want him to deny it under oath AND investigate independently, exactly like pogoLlama72 said. He never said we should take his word for it.
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xXTheGrapenatorXx Apr 11, 2026 +9
Perjury is often not charged, though. One of those laws that is more often than not unenforced.
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viveleramen_ Apr 11, 2026 +17
The idea about perjury is that you tell your side, and you lie if you want to risk it. If there’s not enough evidence of r***, but there’s proof you DID lie about where you were that night, or who you texted or whatever, you can at least be indicted on perjury. It’s not enough, but it is something. Then, when you get caught doing the thing a second time, and your previous perjury charge comes up, it’s much easier to lose that one.
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wip30ut Apr 11, 2026 +6
the huge obstacle is that these allegations may not hold up to the standard of being subject to prosecution as criminal offenses. Allegations of r*** & sexual battery for adults is very different than those involving minors. Testimony alone is not enough. And even censure by Congress is a tall bar just because these victims don't want to testify in front of a legislative body. Several of the Epstein victims have stated they will not testify in any Congressional hearings, only criminal proceedings.
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MrMichaelJames Apr 11, 2026 +105
Then investigate and jail him. Like everyone else who commits crimes.
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bryan_pieces Apr 10, 2026 +204
Well this is terrible and it doesn’t matter what party he works for
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Rabbit-Hole-Quest Apr 11, 2026 +9
Exactly. Jail the rapist if it’s true. Party affiliation should have zero to do with anything at all in a normal democracy.
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ComfortableParsley83 Apr 10, 2026 +1179
So when is he running for president
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Quyust Apr 10, 2026 +474
He actually did in 2020, and it went nowhere.
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KatetCadet Apr 10, 2026 +146
I’ll never forget him jumping in during the debate and saying some out of left field snarky comments that everyone stage looked at him with a fat ? on their faces and moved on like he was a child.
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johnis12 Apr 11, 2026 +31
Got a vid of this? Sounds hilarious.
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lkmk Apr 11, 2026 +28
https://youtu.be/wXcuizDR448
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Spankpocalypse_Now Apr 11, 2026 +30
God, this guy is smarmy.
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Syssareth Apr 11, 2026 +11
Oh good, so I'm not just imagining that. My eyebrows kept rising every time he opened his mouth, especially when the host pled for only one or two words and he spat out a paragraph. Those lifeless black doll's eyes weren't helping anything either.
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Mince_ Apr 11, 2026 +37
Well, him telling Biden to pass the torch was accurate.
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SatansCornflakes Apr 11, 2026 +18
Heartbreaking: worst person you know blah blah blah
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RedHeadedSicilian52 Apr 11, 2026 +41
He did audibly fart during an on-air interview, which was pretty funny: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KxaQQmwrtDQ
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Thoseskisyours Apr 11, 2026 +15
This is a personal goal of mine. You haven’t really made it until you’ve been on live tv and let an audible squeaker out.
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SatansCornflakes Apr 11, 2026 +8
“Squeaker” my friend that was a tuba
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EL-YEO Apr 10, 2026 +56
Which is why I don't understand how he's the front runner here
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ppooooooooopp Apr 10, 2026 +62
It's a reflection of how truly awful the field is
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CustodialApathy Apr 11, 2026 +24
Steyer is the Phil Murphy of California. Milquetoast, exceptionally wealthy, will be fine as a governor,just don't expect miracles.
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BWWFC Apr 11, 2026 +7
and that's due to "blankets" of party promise pardons...
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ScrewAttackThis Apr 11, 2026 +23
He's not: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/california-governor-election-polls-2026.html E: for some reason el-yeo deleted their reply so figured I'd throw this on here > Ah well CA elections work differently. The primary isn't for a party nomination. It's all one ballot anyone can vote on and the top 2 candidates go onto the general election. And the funny thing is the polling right now is going to two Trump supporting Republicans. Democrats might actually hand over the state from splitting the vote so badly 
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Room_Temp_Coffee Apr 10, 2026 +94
He's running for governor, give him a few years
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atreeismissing Apr 11, 2026 +7
He lacks charisma for the national stage. He's smart, but that's about it, in CA he's mostly running on name recognition, that he isn't a billionaire, and that Porter is a complete f*** up and can't run a campaign to save her life.
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KindTopic16 Apr 10, 2026 +17
I hope it’ll stop him from running. Another zero with a big head.
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tj1007 Apr 11, 2026 +6
At this point either him, Steyer or Porter need to drop asap. And it didn’t seem like any of them wanted to but this may help solidify porter and steyer as the nominees and not split the vote to its handed to the GOP.
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Ahleron Apr 11, 2026 +9
He's currently running for governor. Probably would run for president after having been governor for a term or two. If he doesn't win the governor position, I can see him going for senate and then trying to go for president. Regardless, it won't be real soon, if ever. He already tried in 2020 and didn't get any traction.
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Suspicious_Story_464 Apr 11, 2026 +6
Well if this is found true, it should let the wind out of his sails pretty fast.
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Subbacterium Apr 11, 2026 +2
even if not true it's doing a good job of flattening his sails
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nimsu Apr 10, 2026 +442
That's going to hurt the tour
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Heinous____Anus Apr 10, 2026 +131
What tour?
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AtticRiverShadow Apr 10, 2026 +202
The world tour
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Educational-Ad-2884 Apr 11, 2026 +34
It's...hard to explain.
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Master_Editor_9575 Apr 10, 2026 +59
If he puts an R by his name it’ll turn into a positive.
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nimsu Apr 10, 2026 +8
Its such a trash world that its true. If he did decide to switch and go maga, he would get djt support in California and could have a fighting chance.
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Dry_Bit_1412 Apr 11, 2026 +6
“Suspended? Doug kick him off the tour!”
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KellyJin17 Apr 10, 2026 +111
How did this not emerge when he ran for President??
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grumblingduke Apr 11, 2026 +136
Based on the article, the first incident happened shortly after he dropped out of the race.
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drmctesticles Apr 11, 2026 +45
He wasn't a serious candidate. He never polled above 1%
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RedditPoster05 Apr 11, 2026 +11
He didn’t make it far enough. Now how it hasn’t come out locally when running for congress idk
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Ok_Vulva Apr 11, 2026 +9
Lawyers tell victims not to be public about it. It ruins cases
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hoosakiwi Apr 10, 2026 +159
> CNN found corroboration for key elements of each of the women’s claims, including the former staffer who said she was sexually assaulted. Two family members and a friend said in interviews with CNN that she told them about the alleged 2024 assault in the following days, and CNN also reviewed text messages she sent two friends describing her allegations at the same time. “I was sexually assaulted on Thursday,” she wrote to one of her friends, adding: “By Eric.” > The woman also shared medical records related to her receiving STD and pregnancy testing after the alleged assault. > For the woman who connected online with Swalwell over Democratic politics, a family member and two friends confirmed she told them last year about the incident where she ended up intoxicated in his hotel room. CNN also reviewed messages between her and Swalwell, including a photo he sent her that matches footage of him during a CNN interview in her city on the night they met in person. > The women described a similar pattern of events: Swalwell, who is married and has three children, showed close interest in their lives when they were in their twenties and finding their footing professionally, making them feel special and even starstruck. Then, they said, he would send them increasingly sexual messages. Many said they reciprocated and engaged with him in part because of his position of power. In some cases, those inappropriate exchanges escalated to alleged unwanted physical touch or sexual assault, often tied to episodes of heavy drinking. Swalwell is denying the allegations. But this should rule him out of the Democratic candidates for CA governor. People can choose from 9 other candidates: * Xavier Becerra, Democrat, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and former California Attorney General * Chad Bianco, Republican, Riverside County Sheriff * Steve Hilton, Republican, Fox News contributor and former adviser to conservative British prime minister David Cameron * Matt Mahan, Democrat, mayor of San Jose * Katie Porter, Democrat, former U.S. representative representing Orange County * Tom Steyer, Democrat, billionaire entrepreneur and former presidential candidate * Eric Swalwell, Democrat, U.S. representative from the Bay Area * Tony Thurmond, Democrat, state superintendent of public instruction * Antonio Villaraigosa, Democrat, former mayor of Los Angeles and former Assembly Speaker * Betty Yee, Democrat, former state Controller
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Surturius Apr 11, 2026 +63
Swalwell has seemed off to me ever since the Chinese intelligence agent thing. Used to like him before that, and was even willing to believe he was more of a victim there, but after he never really seemed the same and started to rub me the wrong way.  So this is disappointing, but sadly pretty believable.
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CustodialApathy Apr 11, 2026 +29
Always came across as a smarmy opportunist to me.
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RedditPoster05 Apr 11, 2026 +14
He’s been a d***** since 2021
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nubyplays Apr 10, 2026 +34
>People can choose from 9 other candidates: Eric Swalwell, Democrat, U.S. representative from the Bay Area Choose Eric Swalwell instead of Eric Swalwell. Sorry it was open, I had to go for it. But seriously it does seem like there might be some merit here. Even if it was consensual, the power dynamics make any kind of relationship between him and staffers problematic.
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Michael_G_Bordin Apr 10, 2026 +14
When it comes to any sort of sexual or romantic advances with subordinates, it's f****** gross. Regardless of gender/sex. Why the f*** is it so hard for some people to not go for s*** time with their staff? I mean, Swalwell has the look of a rapey frat d*****, but c'mon. Buck the stereotype, dawg.
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Tario70 Apr 10, 2026 +106
Katie Porter is a known a****** to her staff & people working for her. No thanks.
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xavier-23 Apr 11, 2026 +12
so i guess it’s tom steyer 😂 billionaire who spent 200 million of his own fortune to run for president in 2020 and is now running for ca governor claiming to be a progressive 🫩🫩🫩 this whole entire primary for ca governor has been a SH!T SHOW
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[deleted] Apr 10, 2026 +48
Shes good on policy but the arrogance of this woman is astounding
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hoosakiwi Apr 10, 2026 +29
Oof didn't know that. Damn.
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FireWrath9 Apr 10, 2026 +91
Yeah, Katie porter is a bit of a mess, she yells expletitives at her staff for making minor mistakes, melted down over simple questions in an interview, and in divorce proceedings from 2006, dumped a batch of hot mashed potatoes over her at-the-time husband's head, causing him to suffer from burns to his scalp. [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BwVU9gid\_pA](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BwVU9gid_pA) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6NDUyO54s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6NDUyO54s)
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yourlittlebirdie Apr 11, 2026 +19
Dammit why does everyone get ruined???
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CustodialApathy Apr 11, 2026 +37
Because to be a politician you need to have exceptional drive (except Fetterman) and most of the time that drive comes with serious character defects, such as narcissism, pickme syndrome, psychopathy, sociopathy, etc etc
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kodapug Apr 11, 2026 +6
Fetterman has an extremely exceptional drive. To own the libs and steal the crown for "the most hated Democrat" from Chuck Schumer lol
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dudewheresmyplane1 Apr 10, 2026 +33
And her family. A****** doesn’t go far enough. She’s a psycho.
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Tario70 Apr 10, 2026 +21
Yeah, I was originally on board with her but she made some really bad moves early then I read that about her staffers. I’m gonna reluctantly vote for Steyer. Everyone else is polling in single digits & need to drop or else we’ll end up with 2 republicans as the only options in CA.
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battles Apr 11, 2026 +9
I've come to the same conclusion as well. Steyer seems like the best candidate though I'm quite reluctant to vote for another rich man. It has worked out well with Pritzker in Illinois.
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CustodialApathy Apr 11, 2026 +13
Steyer has been talking the talk since 2014 and personally funded his 2020 campaign; he even flipped to supporting single payer healthcare last year. I'd take a late round pick on him, maybe he'll bust, maybe he'll be a hit, but he's better than any of the bizarro gop candidates
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tj1007 Apr 11, 2026 +5
Is he personally funding this one too? I was pleasantly surprised at the humility of him to actually say he was wrong about healthcare before.
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Surturius Apr 11, 2026 +24
Katie Porter was like one of my heroes for a little while, I was really shocked to hear that. Why does everyone have to suck.
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CatCatchingABird Apr 11, 2026 +20
I think it might be safer emotionally to not make heroes out of these people. I know that there are going to be some people in it because they genuinely want to do good and be of good public service, but we need to remember they are in a position of power and corruption can be a desire too hard for some to overcome. Remember, they work for us, and we lend our power to them so they can be our representatives. Without us they have no power.
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elykl12 Apr 10, 2026 +25
Just a plug for Tom Steyer in that he might be a billionaire but he’s like Pritzker and has been consistently progressive and is currently to the left of the Democratic Party on a number of issues like abolishing ICE, Medicare For All, and more Like him and Sanders were chummy in the 2020 primaries
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bbusiello Apr 11, 2026 +3
As someone having recently lived in Los Angeles, half that list is problematic for their own interpersonal shit. The governor's race is going to be a shit show.
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SwimmingSpecific8691 Apr 11, 2026 +2
Isn't Chad Bianco the one that's been illegally seizing election ballots?
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jquas21 Apr 10, 2026 +110
If true, then he needs to be investigated and if there is enough for a grand jury and arrest then we can have a trial. If he is found innocent then we should allow that to speak for itself.
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Kurtdh Apr 10, 2026 +61
Hate to be that guy, but you can only be found not guilty. Not innocent.
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fishsticks40 Apr 10, 2026 +31
The more likely outcome is that there won't be charges and the rumors will just persist. Feels credible as far as these things go. He's probably cooked. 
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Iohet Apr 11, 2026 +7
Regardless of whether it's true or not, he's got too much going on to stay in the governors race. He needs to drop out as the democratic vote is super fractured and the jungle primary is currently favoring the two Republicans with ~15% of the vote each over the ~9 Democrats splitting the rest
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ike7177 Apr 10, 2026 +204
He should really just step down and force these women to go to court and provide discovery. An innocent man has no fear. I like him, but if there are s truth to this, he should be prosecuted
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CMxFuZioNz Apr 10, 2026 +80
I get your rhetoric, but an innocent man absolutely has something to fear. What you say would only be true if innocent men hadn't been sent to jail over false accusations. Not saying the accusations are false here (I know nothing about it) only that your logic is flawed. If I was innocent and had been accused then I would be terrified.
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moreobviousthings Apr 10, 2026 +164
Why step down? Just take it to court.
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PM_ME_UR_VULVASAUR_ Apr 10, 2026 +160
Kinda hard to run a campaign with r*** charges hanging over your head. Well, it's not these days, but it should be.
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rice007 Apr 10, 2026 +76
Trump: hold my beer
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Permanenceisall Apr 10, 2026 +66
Swalwell’s a Democrat, rules only apply to dems
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666TripleSick Apr 10, 2026 +14
Well because we have morals
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joemamallama Apr 10, 2026 +12
Charges are not allegations.
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Loose-Message8770 Apr 11, 2026 +2
R*** accusations are different than r*** charges.
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redditaccount224488 Apr 10, 2026 +62
> An innocent man has no fear. What fantasy world do you live in?
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AnonEMoussie Apr 10, 2026 +66
Yes, but as with Al Franken after he stepped down, they withdrew their statements and never went to court. They’re doing it again.
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Ancient-Row-2144 Apr 10, 2026 +43
his backers are dropping quick. it seems like his behavior with women was something of an open secret. my bet is a lot more coming.
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Cranyx Apr 11, 2026 +27
Why do you immediately assume the women are lying?
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HeckNo89 Apr 10, 2026 +17
Based on what?
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Dazslueski Apr 11, 2026 +8
Convenient timing as the primaries are coming for California. If he’s guilty lock him up. BUT. The timing is impeccable
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Azoththemerciless Apr 11, 2026 +4
Why are so many politicians rapists? Is there some intersection between political ambition and sexual assault?
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Gregnice23 Apr 11, 2026 +11
POWER is the mediator. It is the reason they do both.
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nyITguy Apr 11, 2026 +3
I assume that's a rhetorical question.
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Spiritual-Bug-1497 Apr 11, 2026 +6
He always kinda reminded me of Dexter Morgan.
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EndPsychological890 Apr 11, 2026 +4
Wow now I understand why he got along so well with Pam Bondi
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G0B1GR3D Apr 11, 2026 +9
How many of them were spies this time?
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daemonicwanderer Apr 11, 2026 +8
This is so disheartening. I really liked him. Hopefully these women are able to have their stories heard
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ginny11 Apr 11, 2026 +4
Yep it's Anthony freaking weener all over again. I'm so tired of this shit. Can't these men just be happy with the fabulous wives they have? Nope, they don't feel good about themselves unless they're sticking their d*** in all kinds of younger women, whether by force or not.
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J-adore_La_Lavende Apr 11, 2026 +5
Great now do all the rest of the rapists and pedophiles in government. LOCK THEM ALL UP
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vanman2019 Apr 11, 2026 +4
Lock his ass up and continue to investigate the Epstein pedos
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westgate141pdx Apr 12, 2026 +5
What a jerk, hope it costs him his job and a bunch of money and that his victims get the justice they deserve.
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imspirationMoveMe Apr 12, 2026 +4
I’m so so tired of the r***
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Cry_Havoc1228 Apr 11, 2026 +13
Given his history, this is not the least bit surprising.
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Ok-Highway-5247 Apr 11, 2026 +10
Years ago, he liked a bunch of my tweets and would try to interact with me on twitter. I found it odd. I was very young and blonde.
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WinOwn1231 Apr 11, 2026 +3
Damn thats weird 
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RightofUp Apr 10, 2026 +41
Was wondering when a headline like this would appear…
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Free_Stomach_6767 Apr 11, 2026 +12
Isn't he the guy who got honeyvaged by a chinese spy? Someone measure the libidos of people who go into politics--we need to put them on meds
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shawdybadclapas Apr 11, 2026 +9
This pathetic loser spoke at my friends’s graduation a few years back. His speech essentially was just recounting a time he was arrested as a teenager and his parents have to spend a lot of money on a lawyer to get him out of trouble. It was a really bizarre speech, and he honestly seemed like he might’ve been a little tipsy during it. Didn’t even realize until afterwards that he was sitting congressman smh.
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i_amtheice Apr 11, 2026 +13
I'd like to congratulate Governor Tom Steyer on his victory. This is his to lose now. I hope he does well and is more JB Pritzker than Michael Bloomberg.
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Iohet Apr 11, 2026 +2
The Democrats put up a dozen candidates and they're all varying degrees of bad. It's truly awful. Porter can't give an interview without coming off like a giant ashore, Villaraigosa has no business being in the race with his history of corruption, Thurmond's experience is as state superintendent, Yee's got Gray Davis taint, etc. If Becerra had Steyer's money he'd be running away with it, but now people are going to get behind Steyer because of the chance of two republicans out polling the democrats in the primary
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bulbous_plant Apr 11, 2026 +9
It’s always the ones you most suspect
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Whompa Apr 11, 2026 +6
Ah yikes. Get rid of him.
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markydsade Apr 11, 2026 +7
What we won’t see are Democrats blaming the victims or calling them liars.
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kingcolbe Apr 11, 2026 +31
I read this article and if you notice people are wanting him to be held accountable and are demanding him to step aside and drop out, unlike the other side that would support him and say he did nothing wrong. One side wants accountability, which is something you should all want.
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Any_Context1 Apr 11, 2026 +3
This idiot needs to drop out of the race for gov
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Helldiver_of_Mars Apr 11, 2026 +3
I have to admit the timing of this is suspect but I hope the full truth ends up coming out.
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tacticalcraptical Apr 11, 2026 +3
That's awful and if he is proven guilty, give him prison time. Same should go for everyone, regardless of whether you are rapist Joe Schmoe or the president of the United States.
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shoulda-known-better Apr 11, 2026 +3
Aww to bad.... Time for him to go to jail!!!! Arrest them all!!!
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burnmenowz Apr 11, 2026 +4
Charge his ass then. If there's sufficient evidence the letter next to their name doesn't matter.
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awildjabroner Apr 12, 2026 +2
its basically a job requirement for Congress in this day and age.
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footnfan Apr 11, 2026 +6
Fang Fang. Calling Fang Fang
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fecundity88 Apr 11, 2026 +7
My daughter was a congressional intern in 2022 she said there were all sort of rumors swirling around amongst the other staffers in congress. It’s news but it’s been known for years
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FartyFartsMD Apr 11, 2026 +7
I hate that the dems are the only party who care about this issue. We have a rapist criminal as president and the republicans just laugh about it.
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B-Glasses Apr 11, 2026 +5
Then f****** arrest him
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Loose-Message8770 Apr 11, 2026 +3
The women have to go to law enforcement
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iCE_P0W3R Apr 10, 2026 +9
The evidence for this case seems pretty damning, ngl. I suppose I can imagine him maybe exonerating himself, but not likely.
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Ok-Highway-5247 Apr 11, 2026 +8
Eric Swalwell used to like my tweets and I found that odd.
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Intrepid_Egg_7722 Apr 10, 2026 +39
If he were a Republican candidate, this would put him over the top to cinch the nomination. Since he's a Democrat, he's fucked now.
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balancedgif Apr 11, 2026 +17
>Since he's a Democrat, he's fucked now. laughs in bill clinton.
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pillbox_purgatory Apr 10, 2026 +15
Not in California
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KathyJaneway Apr 11, 2026 +2
>We have rank choice voting. We could get two Rs to choose from in the general. No,you have jungle primary. If you had a ranked choice voting,there wouldn't be a chance to get 2 Republicans on the ballot.
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IntolerantModerate Apr 11, 2026 +4
I bet this is going to disappear as soon as he announces he's dropping out.
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eat_your_veggiez Apr 11, 2026 +4
If he did these things, he belongs in prison. I’m tired of this two-tiered justice system we have here.
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jcantu8 Apr 12, 2026 +3
I think the Democrats need to stick together. They barely have a slim minority. If they prosecute him, it’s one less seat to stop Republicans. (See how f****** stupid that sounds?!)
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SanDiegoDude Apr 11, 2026 +6
The timing is suss, but medical exams and texts dated to the time of the alleged attacks are not. I was still on the fence anyway, but this really looks bad for him. He should drop out and be investigated. This isn't just a "some women said he did this" kinda situation, they have receipts...
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ginny11 Apr 11, 2026 +7
Even if you question whether it adds up to a sexual assault or not. At the very least, he preys on young women using his power and position to impress them and he cheated on his wife and basically fucked over his family.
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Initial-Lead-2814 Apr 11, 2026 +2
so its 4, the news clips all have titles like it was one
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H3lw3rd Apr 11, 2026 +2
sounds like hé is a good kandidate for president after Trump dies
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Necessary-Drag-8000 Apr 11, 2026 +2
what the f*** is wrong with politicians, are they all psychopaths???
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Mantaur4HOF Apr 11, 2026 +4
Psychopaths tend to excel in business and in politics.
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Malaix Apr 11, 2026 +3
>“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.” Frank Herbert The politician class at least regarding how our society functions, favors psychopathic personalities. Narcissists, egomaniacs, sociopaths. The people who value their elevation, who feel so much ambition they are willing to do whatever they feel they need to in order to fulfill their wants. Those who feel entitled to the world. The humble person, the empathetic person, the thoughtful person, the self reflective person? They don't do this as often. They ruminate and watch and observe. They settle for quieter parts of life and find comfort and fulfillment where the pathological types are restless. And often they think they simply are not good enough because they can see their limits and how they can fail and how they can disappoint. They can feel the true weight and consequence of power where the pathological types only see the joys of endless power and privilege.
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jordanscollected Apr 11, 2026 +2
So many of these guys with money, power and influence simply can’t just get a woman to like them with their personality. Makes you wonder.
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How-did-I-get-here43 Apr 11, 2026 +2
His only way out of this is an immediate move to court to prove innocence. Otherwise, while I like his politics, he is DOA.
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Embarrassed_Wish1733 Apr 11, 2026 +2
the pig should be in jail
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HawkeyeGild Apr 11, 2026 +2
Ok he should go then. This is good since the primaries were crowded
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Gr8daze Apr 11, 2026 +7
[So like only 1/6th as many women as Trump](https://www.axios.com/2024/10/28/trump-sexual-misconduct-allegations-women). I think it’s great that Dems are calling for him to resign as opposed to MAGA who flocked to their party’s rapist.
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yourlittlebirdie Apr 11, 2026 +10
I bet Republicans are suddenly going to believe women’s accusations when it comes to this one.
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sharipep Apr 11, 2026 +3
As a dem I am sadly unsurprised tbh … I was a fan of his at first when he came on the scene but eventually something about him just seemed very dark and sinister
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iSniffMyPooper Apr 10, 2026 +5
I saw his campaign ads against Tom Steyer...sometimes you can just look at someone and immediately know if they're toxic or not
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Adventurous_Ad4827 Apr 10, 2026 +3
So will Mike Johnson want a vote to get rid of him, when he has a sitting Republican doing the same thing?
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Cazmonster Apr 11, 2026 +3
No more electing sexual predators. This should not be that difficult.
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tacomeatface Apr 11, 2026 +2
Why is this a news story instead of a criminal investigation? Outrageous I hate these politicians who are ruining this country over their sick lust for power.
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