Swalwell’s Exit Ends Meteoric Political Rise: California Brief

Swalwell’s Exit Ends Meteoric Political Rise

California Rep. Eric Swalwell

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

California Rep. Eric Swalwell said he will resign from Congress days after sexual assault allegations prompted him to abandon his campaign for governor, Alicia Diaz reports.

“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said. He vowed to “fight the serious, false allegations made against me,” but said he “must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that a former staffer alleged she was sexually assaulted twice by Swalwell ...