The Bee has not verified the claims, and speaking to reporters after a Sacramento town hall Tuesday, Swalwell, D-Dublin, was unequivocal: \u201cIt\u2019s false,\u201d he said. The seven-term congressional representative said his office had never used NDAs and that he\u2019d never had a relationship with a staffer.<\/p>\n
Swalwell also questioned the timing of the claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will just take stock that, look, we\u2019re 27 days before an election starts,\u201d Swalwell said, referring to the start of early voting ahead of the June 2 primary.<\/p>\n
Swalwell, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, connected the accusations to efforts by the Trump administration to prosecute or embarrass the former prosecutor. He noted Bill Pulte, one of Trump\u2019s top housing officials, wrote a letter recommending prosecutors investigate the Democrat for mortgage fraud roughly ten days before Swalwell launched his gubernatorial bid \u2014 one of several similar claims made by Pulte that have yet to hold up in court.<\/p>\n
More recently, FBI Director Kash Patel ordered bureau agents to prepare to release files from a decade-old investigation into Swalwell\u2019s connections with a suspected Chinese intelligence agent, the Washington Post reported last month<\/a>, despite a lack of evidence of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe expect there will be something new from this president or wherever it comes from in the next couple weeks,\u201d Swalwell said Tuesday. \u201cThat\u2019s just the nature of campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n Swalwell\u2019s campaign spokesperson, Micah Beasley, went farther in a statement distributed to reporters earlier Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cThis false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race,\u201d Beasley said. \u201cIn 13 years, no one in Eric Swalwell\u2019s Congressional office has ever been asked to sign an NDA. Ever. In 13 years, not a single ethics complaint by any staff in his office or any other office has ever been lodged. Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Fodor, the education influencer better known on social media Mrs. Frazzled, said in an email Tuesday that the Swalwell campaign\u2019s response was insulting.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the beginning, not a single woman who has shared this information with me, come forward with an allegation, or has pursued justice has been aligned with MAGA or Republicans in any way shape or form,\u201d Fodor said. \u201cAnd that accusation is not only a cop-out, but a slap in the face to these brave women and I think these statements will haunt Swalwell and his campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n A California Democratic Party poll released Tuesday<\/a> showed Swalwell and billionaire Tom Steyer virtually tied as the top polling Democrats, drawing support from 12% and 11% of voters respectively. They were eclipsed by Republicans Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, both of whom polled at 14%.<\/p>\n The accusations have made a dent on prediction markets like Kalshi, where Swalwell\u2019s odds of winning the governor\u2019s race dipped to 39% on Tuesday night, down from a high of nearly 73% on March 20.<\/p>\n The topic didn\u2019t come up from the largely enthusiastic crowd of at least 850 people at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.<\/p>\n Swalwell pitched himself as a \u201cfighter-protector\u201d against President Donald Trump who would usher in a \u201cnew California\u201d as governor, asking voters for his vote to run what he joked was the \u201cgreatest country in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n The Democrat vowed to protect vulnerable Californians from the Trump administration, expedite housing development, allow state workers to telework and levy a tax on employers who don\u2019t provide health insurance to workers.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be a get-shit-done governor,\u201d Swalwell said.<\/p>\n Swalwell drew heavily from his time in Congress, name-checking his time serving alongside Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, his votes against repealing the Affordable Care Act and his criticism of Trump.<\/p>\n Swalwell became a mainstay on cable news during Trump\u2019s first term and helped manage House Democrats\u2019 second impeachment trial, later suing Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and other allies for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n The Democrat told the Sacramento audience he supported abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency \u201cfrom the root to the branch,\u201d vowing to revoke driver\u2019s licenses for agents who refused to take off masks and making them \u201cunhireable\u201d in California.<\/p>\n \u201cI will not let this president define us,\u201d Swalwell said. \u201cWe\u2019re Californians. We will get through this. We will protect our neighbors, especially our most vulnerable, but he\u2019s not going to define us.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published April 8, 2026 at 4:35 AM.<\/p>\n
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