{"id":2589716,"date":"2026-04-11T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-who-said-we-should-believe-survivors-issues-denial-saying-we-shouldnt-believe-women-who-say-they-survived-sex-abuse-by-him\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:08:31","slug":"swalwell-who-said-we-should-believe-survivors-issues-denial-saying-we-shouldnt-believe-women-who-say-they-survived-sex-abuse-by-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-who-said-we-should-believe-survivors-issues-denial-saying-we-shouldnt-believe-women-who-say-they-survived-sex-abuse-by-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Swalwell, Who Said We Should &#8216;Believe Survivors,&#8217; Issues Denial Saying We Shouldn&#8217;t Believe Women Who Say They Survived Sex Abuse By Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fswalwell-who-said-we-should-believe-survivors-issues-denial-saying-we-shouldnt-believe-women-who-say-they-survived-sex-abuse-by-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article portrays Friday as a turning point for california gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, who faced a wave of sexual misconduct allegations backed by new reporting and evidence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Early in the week and into Friday, Swalwell\u2019s team denied rumors that he faced sexual misconduct accusations and said no NDAs had been signed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The San Francisco Chronicle published a piece accusing Swalwell of sexually abusing a former staffer, including incidents where the staffer was allegedly too intoxicated to consent, with corroborating evidence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CNN followed with additional accounts from more women describing similar misconduct, also supported by evidence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Politico reported that even Swalwell\u2019s denial about NDAs was called into question, noting at least one staffer had signed an NDA to settle a discrimination claim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The fallout included Democratic figures distancing themselves; notably, Swalwell\u2019s mentor, Sen. Adam Schiff, withdrew his endorsement and called for Swalwell to suspend his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The coverage included tweets and statements from political figures, including Schiff, along with reactions on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Swalwell released a late-night denial video in which he said the allegations were false and addressed past \u201cmistakes in judgment,\u201d but the piece suggests the response was a weak, non-denial and criticized it as incongruent with his past stance on believing survivors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article frames questions about credibility by contrasting Swalwell\u2019s defenses with past positions on other high-profile allegations (notably Brett Kavanaugh) and discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts\/\" title=\"Teachers&#039; Union Upset Over GOP Lawmaker&#039;s Donut Gesture.\">potential political implications<\/a> for Swalwell\u2019s race, suggesting the Democratic field could be affected and mentioning other possible candidates like Katie Porter and Tom Steyer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the piece argues that multiple, credible, recent allegations exist against Swalwell, complicating his denial and posing a notable political challenge, while also highlighting the broader media and political surroundings surrounding the disclosures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Friday was a very bad day for California gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell.<\/p>\n<p>All week had been pretty bad, actually &mdash; starting with rumblings that allegations of sexual misconduct were about to drop against him and that women hadn&rsquo;t come forward in some cases because they&rsquo;d signed non-disclosure agreements. Swalwell&rsquo;s team denied these claims as &ldquo;false, outrageous&rdquo; smears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/swalwells-sordid-sexual-conduct-potentially-criminal-shocking-number-women-now-coming-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and said no NDAs had been signed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on Friday, the dominoes began to fall. First came a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/eric-swalwell-allegations-22198271.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> piece, in which one ex-staffer accused Swalwell of sexually abusing her, taking advantage of the fact that she was too inebriated to consent on multiple occasions. She had corroborating evidence of this.<\/p>\n<p>This was followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> report in which more women came forward telling similar stories of sexual misconduct, also with evidence to back it up.<\/p>\n<p>And, to top it all off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/swalwell-campaign-imploding-amid-sexual-assault-allegation-00867619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> ran a story in which they revealed that even the NDA denial was a lie; at least one staffer had signed such a form to settle an employment discrimination claim.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-dem-leader-jeffries-calls-swalwell-drop-california-gov-race-sex-abuse-allegations-doesnt-demand-resignation-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pretty much every elected Democratic official or organization<\/a> who could distance themselves from Swalwell eventually did. This included his mentor and closest ally in California politics, Sen. Adam Schiff, who said that he was &ldquo;withdrawing my endorsement immediately&rdquo; and called on Swalwell to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have read the San Francisco Chronicle&rsquo;s account and I am deeply distressed by its allegations. This woman was brave to come forward, and we should take her story seriously.<\/p>\n<p>I am withdrawing my endorsement immediately, and believe that he should withdraw from the race. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tdXgfl0OAt\">https:\/\/t.co\/tdXgfl0OAt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchiff\/status\/2042731289430667538?\">April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To cap Friday off, Swalwell issued a late-night denial video in which the man who once told America that we should &ldquo;believe survivors&rdquo; during the Brett Kavanaugh hearing &mdash; where such so-called &ldquo;survivors&rdquo; had not a trace of the evidence Swalwell&rsquo;s accusers have &mdash; said that we shouldn&rsquo;t believe his survivors.<\/p>\n<p>In the one-minute video &mdash; recorded, it appears, inside a hotel room with the curtains drawn, which isn&rsquo;t a good look when you consider how much of Swalwell&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-more-men-linked-to-netflix-doc-charged-with-sexual-misconduct-with-minors\/\" title=\"Two More Men Linked To Netflix Doc Charged With ... With Minors\">alleged sexual misconduct<\/a> took place inside hotel rooms &mdash; the representative used the &ldquo;nobody&rsquo;s perfect&rdquo; defense (which can usually be interpreted as &ldquo;some sex happened while he was married, but it was totally consensual,&rdquo; although he&rsquo;s not going to tell you any of that directly) and said that the allegations that this conduct was coercive or abusive were lies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations,&rdquo; Swalwell began. (It&rsquo;s worth noting that this also quickly was proven false; while media sources don&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >generally identify alleged victims<\/a> of sexual assault, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ally_Sammarco\/status\/2042812919537103094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged victims<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamParkhomenko\/status\/2042822168115892310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her husband<\/a> were more than willing to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamParkhomenko\/status\/2042816951815160029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come forward<\/a> in the reply thread.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought it was important that you see and hear from me directly. These allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They are absolutely false,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They did not happen. They have never happened. And I will fight them with everything that I have,&rdquo; he claimed, contending they were only emerging because it was &ldquo;the eve of an election where I have been the frontrunner candidate for governor in California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And then we got the non-denial denial about the fact that, yes, he had intimate relations with women who were not his wife while he was married: &ldquo;I do not suggest to you in any way that I am perfect or that I&rsquo;m a saint,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I have certainly made mistakes in judgment in my past.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, he argued these were between him and his wife, not him and the voters of California who now had to decide whether or not strangely similar allegations of sexual misconduct should be disqualifying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you know who I am,&rdquo; said Swalwell, who has all but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-absolutely-humiliates-eric-swalwell-dem-requests-bet-nfl-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted to sleeping with a Chinese spy by refusing to deny it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For over 20 years I have served the public &mdash; as a city councilman, as a member of Congress, and as a prosecutor who went to court on behalf of victims, particularly on behalf of sexual assault victims,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s who I am and have always been.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hear it directly from me. These allegations are flat false. And I will fight them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQSlCquD1U\">pic.twitter.com\/bQSlCquD1U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/2042800069334962405?\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This brings up a difficult question: Who do you believe? Eric Swalwell? Or, um, Eric Swalwell?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dlqDolJM5g\">pic.twitter.com\/dlqDolJM5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/2042809454647783682?\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a toughie. Or maybe we should believe&hellip; Eric Swalwell, again?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2018. Eric Swalwell says that if Brett Kavanaugh is innocent of sexual assault, he should bring into his hearing all the people who have accused him so they can speak freely.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell also said that multiple accusers means Kavanaugh is most likely guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Hey Swalwell, are you&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/909Lwo9Vts\">pic.twitter.com\/909Lwo9Vts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAZE (@mazemoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mazemoore\/status\/2041277806152237190?\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the social media refrain went throughout the afternoon and evening on Friday, Eric Swalwell is all about #MeToo until it&rsquo;s &ldquo;me, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He effectively attempted to crucify Brett Kavanaugh and other Republicans on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/six-years-failed-attempt-derail-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-hitting-new-allegation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual abuse allegations so specious and evidence-free<\/a> there wouldn&rsquo;t be a prosecutor who would touch them if they were within the statute of limitations.<\/p>\n<p>But on Friday, we had multiple credible, recent, and evidence-backed allegations against Eric Swalwell &mdash; who doesn&rsquo;t deny sexual conduct happened, and while he was married.<\/p>\n<p>And these aren&rsquo;t Republican plants; notice he doesn&rsquo;t even try that feint. In the one instance where the alleged victim outed herself, both she and her husband were Democratic staffers with not-inconsiderable reputations in the political world.<\/p>\n<p>These are people who have everything to lose and nothing to gain when you consider the fact that this leaves the Democratic establishment with the two top-polling candidates they didn&rsquo;t want to have to choose between: former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/remember-katie-porter-fired-staffer-distracted-murder-best-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who has personal issues of her own<\/a>, and billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/billionaire-dem-former-presidential-candidate-wants-ca-gov-wont-give-newsom-grade-hasnt-followed-closely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activist Tom Steyer<\/a>, who has no experience in government. That makes it difficult to call this a Democratic op, as well. This is all Eric Swalwell.<\/p>\n<p>And what&rsquo;s he saying? Believe all survivors, except those who allegedly survived me. 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The week had already been rough, with rumors that more sexual-misconduct allegations could surface and claims that some women hadn\u2019t come forward because they\u2019d signed non-disclosure agreements. Swalwell\u2019s team dismissed the charges as false, outrageous smears and insisted no NDAs had been signed. But subsequent reporting intensified the controversy. The San Francisco Chronicle published a piece in which a former aide accused Swalwell of sexually abusing her on multiple occasions when she was intoxicated, with corroborating evidence. CNN published additional accounts from other women with similarly substantiated claims. Politico then reported that at least one staffer had signed an NDA to settle an employment-discrimination claim, undermining Swalwell\u2019s denial of NDAs.<\/p>\n<p>Across the Democratic ranks, many officials and organizations sought distance from Swalwell, including his longtime ally in California politics, Sen. Adam Schiff, who publicly withdrew his endorsement and called on Swalwell to exit the race. Swalwell issued a late-night denial video, arguing that the allegations are flatly false and suggesting they surfaced because he was a frontrunner coming into an election. The video drew attention for its setting and for his framing of past behavior as private matters between him and his wife, while denying coercive or abusive conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also highlighted the political stakes: Democrats faced a winnowing field, with top contenders like Katie Porter and Tom Steyer in play, and the broader establishment appeared unsettled by the developing disclosures. 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