Manhattan District Attorney's Office To Investigate Swalwell Sexual Assault Allegation

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has launched an investigation into a intersexual battle allegation against Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., NBC News confirmed Saturday.

The investigation comes arsenic multiple women successful nan past 2 days person travel guardant alleging that Swalwell sexually assaulted aliases harassed them while serving successful Congress.

A spokesperson for nan agency urged “survivors and anyone pinch knowledge of these allegations to interaction our Special Victims Division astatine 212-335-9373. Our specially trained prosecutors, investigators, and counselors are well-equipped to thief you successful a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.”

On Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that 1 female had intersexual encounters pinch nan congressman erstwhile he was her leader and alleged that he doubly sexually assaulted her erstwhile she was excessively intoxicated to consent. One of those incidents, nan female alleged, took spot successful New York successful 2024.

And later Friday, CNN reported connected intersexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell from 3 further women, including 1 who said he kissed her without her consent successful nationalist and 2 others who said nan congressman sent them unsolicited photos aliases videos of his penis.

NBC News has not independently corroborated their stories.

CNN was nan first to report of nan Manhattan District Attorney's agency investigation.

Representatives for Swalwell's agency and run did not instantly respond to requests for comment.

Swalwell connected Friday denied nan allegations in a video posted to X, telling viewers, "these allegations of intersexual battle are level false. They're perfectly false. They did not happen. They person ne'er happened, and I will conflict them pinch everything that I have."

The CNN and San Francisco Chronicle stories were reported conscionable weeks earlier California voters are group to statesman voting successful nan state's superior for governor, wherever Swalwell has been a starring campaigner among a crowded section of Democrats, including erstwhile Rep. Katie Porter, businessman Tom Steyer and erstwhile Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

On Friday and Saturday, aggregate precocious floor plan figures and groups rescinded their erstwhile endorsements of Swalwell, including nan California Federation of Labor Unions and nan California section of nan Service Employees International Union.

Democratic leaders successful nan House, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., connected Friday called nan allegations against Swalwell "disturbing" and urged him to "immediately extremity his run to beryllium California’s adjacent Governor."

On Saturday, 2 Republican congresswomen vowed to activity reward against against Swalwell successful nan aftermath of nan intersexual battle allegations.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said successful a station connected X that she plans to unit a level vote this week connected a solution to censure Swalwell, which would require a elemental mostly to succeed.

And Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said successful a station connected X that she plans to present a solution to expel Swalwell from Congress. That solution would person a higher period for passage, pinch two-thirds of nan enclosure needing to ballot successful favor.