FALLOUT

Dem Star Hit With Investigation Over Sexual Assault Allegation

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it’s looking into a claim against Eric Swalwell.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is investigating a sexual assault allegation against California Congressman Eric Swalwell. In a statement Saturday, the district attorney’s office urged “survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations” to contact the Special Victims Division. The probe follows reporting from several outlets, including CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle, which detailed the claims of multiple women who accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct. Investigators are examining the claim made by a former staffer that Swalwell sexually assaulted her in a New York City hotel room when she was too intoxicated to consent. The longtime Democratic congressman, who is running for governor of California, has denied the allegations and noted that they “come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor.” In the wake of the claims, he has lost several high-profile endorsements, including from personal friends like Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego and Adam Schiff. At least five staffers on his gubernatorial campaign have quit since the news broke.