California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCalifornia Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress after sexual assault allegationsSwalwell has fiercely denied any wrongdoingRachel Dobkin in New York Monday 13 April 2026 22:56 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956951","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-swalwell-resigns-congress-b2956951.html","title":"Rep. Eric Swalwell will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations"}}CloseEric Swalwell denies sexual assault allegationsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Representative Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, has announced he will resign...