Breaking- Swallwell will resign from Congress n/t

[malaise]

Reword

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. His statement says he plans to resign. Not yet. But imminent.

Link to tweet

SWALWELL STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL RESIGNATION
"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.
am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other nembers. Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress.
I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able, in my absence, to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district."

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Interesting, to me, that he says he will fight "the serious, false allegation against me." Just the one? Or a typo?

[MerryBlooms]

35. What staff? Lawyers? Sigh. 😢

[BigmanPigman]

2. That was fast!

[malaise]

4. Dems don't need this distraction

Bye bye

[RT Atlanta]

5. our party is always so quick to resign when things like this happen

n/t

[a kennedy]

6. I know, am still soooooooooooooo pissed over Al Franken.

🤬 🤬 🤬

[malaise]

9. This is way different from Al n/t

[a kennedy]

10. I know, but am still just soooooooooooo pissed Al's gone.

[Grim Chieftain]

14. Especially when we have a pedophile and sexual assault offender as president

who also has thirty-four felonies to his name.

Yes, Swalwell should resign from Congress. I held out hope that the allegations were not true, but here we are and he must face the consequences.

Now, can we see the same level of anger and outrage directed toward Trump? Of course not. There are two sets of standards, one for Democrats and one for Republicans.

[MustLoveBeagles]

21. I'm no longer on the fence

He's guilty and needs to go. It's a shame though. He had so much promise. I hope he gets the help he obviously needs.

[Grim Chieftain]

26. I agree completely

He had such promise, and he threw it all away.

And apparently, he victimized several women along the way. Such a terrible story all the way around.

[malaise]

7. You're either against sexual assault or you're not

Sad indeed but he knows what he did. Bye

[tulipsandroses]

36. Yup- I feel the same way about him as I did Cuomo. Sure Cuomo was great during Covid, but he is despicable

So is Swalwell.
If anyone has sympathy for him or anyone like him, just think about your young daughters. What would you want to happen if her boss sent her dikk pics?
Bye! Furthermore, we don't need this kind of distraction. We can't ask for accountability for the Epstein class and excuse his behavior. He needed to go.

[malaise]

39. That simple

We have one ex MP here who was arrested for raping his own effin daughter. Monsters live among us.
Eff them.

[malaise]

27. This one too

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221172263

[RussBLib]

8. Didn't realize that Swalwell was such an idiot

I understand the desire for some “strange” now and then, but come on, Eric was in a position of trust, and he just blew it all to hell.

Makes me wonder how many other Congress critters are sitting on potentially embarrassing, or illegal, actions.

Trump must be snickering.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[malaise]

11. That is what is painful

Sick of this shit and not just in the US

[senseandsensibility]

17. I really saw him as a goody two shoes

if anything. He just gave off that vibe to me. I guess judging someone from TV appearances is not always accurate. So disappointed in the guy.

[milestogo]

19. I think something happens to men when they get in a position of power.

They get a lot more attention from women and they see that other men are stepping out on their wives. So they say- what the heck, she'll never find out. In his mind its inconsequential- even if she works for him. Even if they are both drunk.

But eventually the chickens come home to roost.

[WizumbODaSage]

34. Guy Was Closing In On Gov of Cali.. This Was Self Destruction!

I mean most men are idiots on this stuff but in this day and age a man of ambition HAS to realize that if your going after power that high you MUST enter the priesthood. Even if you don't think you have to ANY off road activities make you an easy target. I thought Clinton and #MeToo had moved us forward but you can just see there's some real disorder out there. Reminds me of Spitzer...guys who have no real friends or no REAL friends who keep them grounded. Swallwell was living with some billionaire for some time and just started living the life before he had the prize. How was THAT allowed to go on with NOBODY in the know. Pelosi? The Sanchez sisters. How early was Schiff aware of this? DEMS gotta tighten up... 2026 to 2032 are going to require total situational awareness!

[malaise]

40. I think opportunity is the word

and the powerful have a lot of it but sexual abuse is everywhere.

[tulipsandroses]

37. So many of these predators are the likable type. One of my very best friends was a predator without me realizing it

I saw him as my big brother. It rocked me to find out he was sexually harassing coworkers and patients These guys are good at getting people to let down their guard. If they appeared as monsters, they could not have as many victims.

[malaise]

41. Ding ding

Given opportunity more than a few folks we know are capable of similar evil.

[WizumbODaSage]

30. I Mean There Are BILLIONS of Women on Earth!

As Governor of Cali... You have endless power and prestige. Why would you mess with the ONLY women you are not allowed to mess with?

But seriously... DEMS have a "savior complex" that leads them into "people don't understand da PRESSURE a man of my status undergoes"... there is a sense of "relieve me of my grand suffering!" that Repubs just don't entertain.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

12. Now let's see them take out the many MAGAts in Congress, including scumbag rapist Piggy and his henchmen

Oh how stupid of me.

[malaise]

13. Agree 100%

Rec

[malaise]

28. This one too

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221172263

[WizumbODaSage]

31. Never Gonna Happen.. Repubs Have Harems of Convenient Prospects....

...if they're going to go there. Other guys will set them up. Wasn't there a Bush brother who would get on a private jet and there was always a woman already on it? Or they'll sign an NDA. DEMS are always in "no one understands what I ENDURE!" mode and it's always some 25 year old who has to catch an UBER ride home!

[Kid Berwyn]

15. He apologized for his actions.

I apologize for thinking he was getting railroaded.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. I was pushing back on you a lot yesterday and just wanted to let you know I see this.

[Kid Berwyn]

44. I remember Gary Hart.

And I remember Edmund Muskie, and a whole lot of good Democrats smeared to loss or irrelevance, like the lying Swiftboaters did to John Kerry.

Thank you for keeping me up to date, WhiskeyGrinder!

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. Don't feel bad

I didn't want to believe it either.

[fujiyamasan]

23. No need to apologize

It’s not easy to tell when someone is being ratfucked and railroaded, or if they actually did something wrong.

On top of that, we see these ethics rules unfairly and arbitrarily enforced. In this situation one from each side is resigning (both Swalwell and Gonzales from the GOP side) are resigning.

[MustLoveBeagles]

25. This is a fair outcome

The rules applied equally for a change.

[WizumbODaSage]

32. I Hear Ya.. I Thought..."Not Him!"...

... but then I remembered that we are the party of Anthony Weiner! If HE could get in that much trouble just from having an internet connection & damn near doom Hillary's campaign office singlehandedly then we DEMOCRATS must realize that the REPUBLICANS have us beat on "nondisclosure issues".

[malaise]

42. Like I said

He knows what he did. Eff him.

[Kid Berwyn]

45. He certainly does. 20 years of do-gooding down the drain.

Crooks, liars and those who break their word have no place in elected office. They work for Roger Stone and Paul Manafort’s team.

Glad we found out now, rather than later, about Eric’s character.

[malaise]

46. Yep

This one is disappointing on steroids

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Statement from Congressman Swalwell

Link to tweet

[MorbidButterflyTat]

24. Thanks for posting that

I'm glad he's fighting.

I feel bad for his wife and children.

[iemanja]

29. I feel badly for the women he assaulted.

[WizumbODaSage]

33. I Only Wish He Was Fighting Some REPUBLICANS.. Not STAFF!

[Kid Berwyn]

43. That he has done so for 20 years makes me sad.

An example:

During the Republican National Convention in July 2016, President Trump and his campaign worked to change the national platform to make their policies more pro-Russian and less pro-Ukraine. In the platform, they decided to no longer call for giving weapons to individuals fighting the Russians in Ukraine. This was in contrast to the position of other Republican leaders. Not only did they not include it in the platform, they also went behind the scenes to shut down delegate amendments calling for tougher Russian sanctions and aid for the Ukrainian military. Therefore, the platform passed at the hands of the Trump campaign was completely at odds with many other Republicans' stance on Russia, which should be a signal unto itself.

Source: https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/russia-influence-trump-his-team

Watched him go from zero to hero and now to lech.

[Passages]

18. Good.

The open secret I never read about him, that is an important story.

In the meantime, let's hope the victims receive the support they need. These situations are disgusting.

[bigtree]

38. the 'death of accountability'

...according to some folks.

[hamsterjill]

47. Do Swalwell and Gonzales get to keep their pensions?

Serious question.

[malaise]

48. Great question

Rec