How Democrats’ sudden reckoning with Eric Swalwell sex abuse allegations could rock the House

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsHow Democrats’ sudden reckoning with Eric Swalwell sex abuse allegations could rock the HouseGrowing calls to push out members of Congress over bad deeds could trigger a series of expulsion votes Alex Woodward & Eric GarciaMonday 13 April 2026 17:09 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":"b2956737","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-swalwell-tony-gonzales-resign-expulsion-vote-b2956737.html","title":"How Democrats’ reckoning with Eric Swalwell could rock the House"}}CloseRelated: Eric Swalwell denies sexual assault allegations as he faces calls to quit California governor raceSign 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","r...