Congress is facing its own #MeToo moment. It might not be enough to clean out the ‘cesspool’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisCongress is facing its own #MeToo moment. It might not be enough to clean out the ‘cesspool’Even with the resignations of Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, Marjorie Taylor Greene says Congress is ‘still a cesspool.’ History tells us she is probably right, writes Rhian LubinWednesday 15 April 2026 19:13 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":"b2958365","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-swalwell-tony-gonzales-metoo-congress-b2958365.html","title":"Congress is facing its own #MeToo moment. It’s probably not enough"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseWoman says she was drugged and raped by Rep. Eric SwalwellSign 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":"receiveInsideWashingt...