• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    16 days ago

    Seems very detailed and well-corroborated. I’m surprised he’s denying it given all the evidence but I guess maybe he feels it’s his only option.

    Hard to see how this doesn’t sink him though, thankfully.

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      16 days ago

      Let’s see how this plays out first and not pull another Al Franken.

      The letters said the women’s claims were “undermined” by their “voluntary and cooperative relationship with Mr. Swalwell over the course of many years” following the alleged incidents, including the former staffer asking him for job references.

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        16 days ago

        Did you actually read the entire article? This is nothing like the Franken situation.

        She was raped and many people corroborated her story, including contemporaneous notes in her medical chart.