Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell officially resign amid misconduct claims

CongressReps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales officially resign amid misconduct claimsThe California Democrat and the Texas Republican had both faced potential expulsion votes after they were accused of sexual misconduct with staff members. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00From left, Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., had faced potential expulsion votes.Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 14, 2026, 3:07 PM EDTBy Scott Wong, Kyle Stewart and Lizzie JensenWASHINGTON — Both Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, resigned from Congress in disgrace Tuesday, pre-empting a push by their House colleagues to expel them from office.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Both lawmakers were facing unrelated House Ethics investigations into alleged sexual misconduct, in some cases with women who had worked for them, a violation of House rules. Their resignations mean that those investigations effectively come to an end, since the Ethics Committee only has jurisdiction over sitting members of Congress.Investigations by law enforcement agencies can continue; and the Manhattan district attorney’s office has said it has launched a probe into Swalwell focused on an alleged assault that took place in New York.On Tuesday, another woman alleged that Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her in a California hotel room in 2018. Her lawyers said she was going to report the incident to law enforcement later in the day.Swalwell's lawyer did not respond to a request for comment on the latest allegation. Swalwell previously apologized for making "mistakes" but called allegations of sexual assault "false."Swalwell's resignation was effective at 2 p.m. ET. Gonzales' will be effective at 11:59 p.m. ET. Tuesday.With Swalwell and Gonzales gone, Republicans will have a 216-213 majority over the Democrats. However, Republicans will gain on...