Rep. Eric Swalwell Resigns from Congress After Misconduct Allegations

One night, Rep. Eric Swalwell sent Ally Sammarco a photo of his penis.

Eric Swalwell while on a class trip in college. Annika Albrecht and a group of students met with Rep. Eric Swalwell to discuss issues. At the end of the meeting, Rep. Eric Swalwell asked the students to create a group chat to continue discussing issues.

After the group chat was created, Rep. Eric Swalwell added Annika Albrecht on Snapchat almost immediately. Annika Albrecht was the only woman in the group of students. Annika Albrecht asked the others in the group if Rep.

Eric Swalwell had added them on Snapchat, and they said he had not. Rep. Eric Swalwell began talking to Annika Albrecht under the guise of professional mentorship, telling her he could help her become a chief of staff.

The Snapchat messages from Rep. Eric Swalwell to Annika Albrecht started to get flirty, but she responded in a platonic and professional manner. Rep. Eric Swalwell's messages to Annika Albrecht crossed into sexually inappropriate territory.

One night, Rep. Eric Swalwell invited Annika Albrecht to a hotel to meet him. Annika Albrecht did not respond to Rep. Eric Swalwell's hotel invitation.

Albrecht contacted Cheyenne Hunt about two weeks ago to share a video about her story regarding Rep.

Eric Swalwell. It took eleven days from when Annika Albrecht reached out to Cheyenne Hunt to make the video until articles about the allegations were published. " Cheyenne Hunt posted a video about Annika Albrecht's story against Rep.

Eric Swalwell. After posting the video, Cheyenne Hunt received messages from other women accusing Rep. Eric Swalwell of inappropriate behavior. Cheyenne Hunt was on the phone with some of the women within two hours after posting the video.

Cheyenne Hunt has heard similar accusations from two women about Rep. Eric Swalwell. More than 30 women have reached out to Cheyenne Hunt with some form of misconduct accusation against Rep. Eric Swalwell since she posted her initial video.

The alleged assault Cheyenne Hunt was told about is separate from the one being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Cheyenne Hunt was warned about Rep. Eric Swalwell through a whisper network years ago when working on Capitol Hill.

The San Francisco Chronicle published a story detailing an unnamed former staffer's accusations of sexual assault against Rep.

Eric Swalwell in California and in New York. The San Francisco Chronicle's report detailed an accusation from a woman who said that after going out for drinks with Rep. Eric Swalwell in September 2019, she woke up naked in his hotel bed with little recollection of the night.

Rep. Eric Swalwell denied the accusation detailed in the San Francisco Chronicle's report. Rep. Eric Swalwell threatened to take legal action against the woman who accused him in the San Francisco Chronicle's report.

Swalwell's statement announcing his resignation leaves open the possibility he could remain in his seat for a while.