Okay, I’m not saying this didn’t happen, but I’m going to ask for a source that’s not CNN. And any kind of bombshell reports like this about Democrats and coming from the U.S. state media need to be very heavily investigated because of who they’re owned by now and their well-known intentions to smear Democrats.
I understand that the justified scepticism, but this article provides a wealth of apparently supporting and corroborating evidence that something (likely nonconsentual) happened.
positions of power attract the best and worst of us and, if confirmed, these allegations and his actions should absolutely sink him. I give no one in a position of power any grace.
Here’s another article about it
https://www.ms.now/news/former-staffer-accuses-rep-eric-swalwell-of-sexual-assault-report-says
MS NOW spoke with the woman at the center of the allegations, a former Swalwell staff member, who confirmed that she made the sexual assault allegations first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and later by CNN, which cited three other women alleging various kinds of sexual misconduct by Swalwell.
the U.S. state media
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CNN is owned by Ellison, the second richest man, and MAGA loyalist, who also bought CBS. He also owns Warner Bros, HBO, Paramount, and more. They are all part of the Conservative Propaganda Machine.
These companies are all owned by Trump allies or have bent the knee to Trump
People who were not present at the last presidential inauguration and/or felt have up millions to the current regime and/or publish shit critical of the opposing side almost exclusively.
He was my representative until i recently moved. I’ve met him twice at coffee shops in Fremont just by chance.
He always seemed friendly and normal, if maybe a bit performative. The guy he originally replaced was a very old-guard corporatist Democrat, so i initially had high hopes for Swallwell.
I’m pretty shocked by this. Now the man is going to double down and further embarrass these women and his family by continuing to run and staying in office.
It will be easy to find a better rep for the district than Swallwell. That part of the Bay Area has more progressives and socialists than liberals, and the libertarian Republicans still outnumber the MAGAs
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.
Edit: Let’s see how this plays out first and not pull another Al Franken.
If you are aiming to work in politics, having a reference from someone in his position is likely going to get you further than a different reference would. Not only are they expected to leave but they also cannot even get a reference? I didn’t read the article because I cannot go through another one at the moment, but based on the excerpt, how is that a problem? To leave a job like that, especially abruptly and not have a reference from it would look very strange.
If he did this, throw the book at him. I just don’t want to see the Republicans pulling another Al Franken. Let the reporters dig for a couple of days, then we get the pitchforks. The dems can be so freaking stupid sometimes. This all may be justified, we just don’t know yet.
Al Frankens main accuser was a republican trying to add to her star power and the story was first published by her republican radio station that openly admitted to not fact checking. The reporters here DID dig. It’s in the article. They saw texts, spoke to people who were told of the events at the time, and have medical records. This guy is being accused by people who used to work for him and are openly on the left. I understand wanting to wait for more information to come out or more to be corroborated, but it feels dismissive to compare this to the Al Franken situation regardless. This is being published by a reputable outlet and they seem to have a lot of people willing to back up these accounts with contemporaneous evidence.
To use the defensive letter saying “well you asked for a letter of recommendation” as evidence that this is at all like the Al Franken thing seems like a misunderstanding of who accused these people and of what.
And yet, you are all acting exactly the same. CNN can NOT be trusted. Again, I’m not saying he didn’t do it, let’s wait a few days before we tar and* feather him.
I’m not acting any way about him. I haven’t called for his resignation or even an apology. I originally pointed out that having stayed in contact is not a valid defense against abuse. When you reiterated a concern regarding a similarity to the situation with Al Franken, I pointed out the ways in which this differed. You can disagree if you feel as though a CNN article that states text evidence was obtained has an equivalent journalistic value to a right wing radio station running with a story their host brought, but I was just pointing out how this situation differs.
It seemed to me like you felt you had to rush to his defense because of a letter in which he stated there was ongoing contact between them. I think wanting to see how things shake out is fine, but quoting his defense and comparing it to the Al Franken situation makes it seem like you think it’s a lie. That’s ok if that’s your perception and you’d like to share that, but it didn’t come across as “wait and see” it came across as a defense. Just my 2 cents on the matter.
Oh, fuck off.
It blows my mind that people still don’t understand why women “cooperate” with their abusers. I feel like it has to be willful ignorance at this point.
For years?
