{"id":193746,"date":"2026-04-11T22:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193746\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:09:36","slug":"manhattan-da-opens-probe-into-eric-swalwell-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193746\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan DA Opens Probe Into Eric Swalwell Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) Image posted 022525 by Congressman Eric SwalwellFacebook                        <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"446\">The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office opened an investigation after reports accused Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and gubernatorial candidate, of sexual misconduct. The office also urged anyone with information to contact its Special Victims Division.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"755\">CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that four women accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who alleged he raped her in 2024 after she became heavily intoxicated in New York City. The same woman also accused Swalwell of a separate nonconsensual encounter in 2019 while she worked in his district office.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"999\">Swalwell denied the accusations in a video posted to Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW-a13lkjXx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saying<\/a>, \u201cHear it directly from me. These allegations are false and I will fight them.\u201d He also said the timing was political, coming just weeks before California\u2019s June primary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1544\">The allegations quickly shook California\u2019s governor\u2019s race. Sen. Adam Schiff and major labor allies withdrew support, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a thorough investigation. Swalwell also canceled campaign events as pressure grew for him to leave the race.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1765\">Prosecutors are focusing on the New York incident, and Swalwell remains in the race under California\u2019s top-two primary system, where the top two finishers advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1948\">As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasexpress.com\/national\/schiff-continues-to-hit-the-fan-as-herridges-fbi-docs-put-swalwell-in-the-hot-seat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> by The Dallas Express, Swalwell has also faced unrelated political scrutiny, including past questions tied to declassified FBI records and leak allegations.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) 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