{"id":2590673,"date":"2026-04-14T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-accusers-warn-quitting-congress-wont-help-him-dodge-justice-its-just-the-beginning\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:56:48","slug":"swalwell-accusers-warn-quitting-congress-wont-help-him-dodge-justice-its-just-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-accusers-warn-quitting-congress-wont-help-him-dodge-justice-its-just-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Swalwell Accusers Warn Quitting Congress Won&#8217;t Help Him Dodge &#8216;Justice&#8217;: &#8216;It&#8217;s Just the Beginning&#8217;"},"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\">28<\/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-accusers-warn-quitting-congress-wont-help-him-dodge-justice-its-just-the-beginning%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=2590673&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>Two women who have accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposed-bill-would-give-n-y-gov-power-to-detain-citizens-deemed-a-public-health-hazard\/\" title=\"Proposed bill would give N.Y. Gov. power to detain citizens deemed a \u2018public health hazard\u2019\">sexual misconduct<\/a> spoke on CBS Mornings, pledging to pursue justice for alleged victims. Annika Albrecht and Ally Sammarco described predatory behaviour by Swalwell in 2019 and 2021, with social media influencer Cheyenne Hunt helping to amplify their stories. Hunt said the effort is just beginning and that they aren\u2019t backing down,referencing Swalwell\u2019s announced resignation from Congress and the suspension of his governor bid.<\/p>\n<p>Albrecht defined justice as Swalwell facing consequences and not harming women again, while Sammarco said destroying his political career would be a form of justice for present and future victims. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-producer-proud-of-implementing-not-at-all-secret-gay-agenda-into-childrens-programming\/\" title=\"Disney Producer Proud of Implementing \u201cNot-At-All Secret Gay Agenda\u201d Into Children\u2019s Programming\">social media clip<\/a> of the interview was shared by CBS News, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-tim-ryan-two-capitol-police-officers-suspended-cop-or-guard-member-arrested-in-investigations-in-storming-of-congress\/\" title=\".... Tim Ryan: Two Capitol Police Officers Suspended, Cop or Guard Member Arrested in Investigations in Storming of Congress\">longer version<\/a> reportedly includes<\/a> more details about the alleged interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell has denied the allegations. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna also commented, suggesting one alleged victim could have been underage and that Swalwell could end up jailed. The article notes the ongoing discussion and promises more information from updated interview material and related coverage.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>In an interview that aired Tuesday on &ldquo;CBS Mornings,&rdquo; two women who have accused California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct pledged to bring &ldquo;justice&rdquo; for his many alleged victims.<\/p>\n<p>Annika Albrecht and Ally Sammarco described Swalwell&rsquo;s allegedly predatory behavior toward them in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Joined by social media influencer Cheyenne Hunt, who helped  their stories, they expressed determination to see the outgoing Democratic lawmaker face consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just the beginning,&rdquo; Hunt said of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-eric-swalwell-announced-resignation-us-house-representative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swalwell&rsquo;s<\/a> resignation from Congress, which he announced on Monday, and the suspension of his gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The influencer made those comments in a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X by CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just the very beginning,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;And I know personally that we&rsquo;re not walking away from this fight.&rdquo;<\/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>Then, Albrecht added her own definition of &ldquo;justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For me, justice won&rsquo;t be until he can&rsquo;t ever harm a woman ever again, and he has faced the consequences for the women that he has harmed,&rdquo; Albrecht said.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Sammarco said she viewed the destruction of Swalwell&rsquo;s political career as an act of present and future justice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think in regards to the governor&rsquo;s race,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;he never should have ran for governor to begin with knowing the kind of history and receipts that are out there. So, that&rsquo;s a non-starter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then in terms of Congress I think he absolutely should have resigned,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;I think we just prevented another 30 to 40 years potentially of him harming people if he were to stay in Congress. So in that sense, I think, we have served justice for his future victims that won&rsquo;t exist anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not walking away from this fight&rdquo;: Two accusers of Congressman Eric Swalwell are sharing their accusations and decisions to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>Annika Albrecht, Ally Sammarco and influencer Cheyenne Hunt, who helped get their stories out, spoke exclusively with CBS News&rsquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7kEf41jAb2\">pic.twitter.com\/7kEf41jAb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/2044003137036386382?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a longer version of the interview that included edited portions of the X clip, Albrecht and Sammarco described how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-democrats-back-expulsion-eric-swalwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swalwell<\/a> allegedly targeted them before escalating from friendly to predatory interactions.<\/p>\n<p>First, Albrecht accused Swalwell of singling her out from a group of college students. She claimed that he offered to mentor her, added her as a friend on the social media app Snapchat, flirted with her, and then finally invited her to a hotel room, at which point she stopped responding to him.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Sammarco accused Swalwell of similar behavior. He shifted, she said, from &ldquo;professional&rdquo; to &ldquo;explicit&rdquo; messages. One such message, she alleged, included a photo of his penis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The idea that this man, who has already abused his power, would be given even more power and could potentially harm even more women made my whole body sick,&rdquo; Albrecht said of the prospect that Swalwell could win the California governor&rsquo;s race.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, two weeks ago, Albrecht reached out to Hunt and asked the influencer to  her story.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt recalled that afterward she was &ldquo;immediately slammed with DMs from other women&rdquo; with similar tales of Swalwell&rsquo;s alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/avCEoOKWoJU?si=XgFL4fjfIE93Xsgm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-women-accuse-swalwell-sexual-assault-dems-continue-turn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swalwell<\/a> now faces serious accusations from numerous women. Whereas Albrecht described predatory behavior, others have alleged actual sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/underage-rep-luna-seen-swalwell-footage-now-using-word-swalwell-feared\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Paulina Luna<\/a>, a Republican from Florida, told Fox News&rsquo; Jesse Watters on Monday that one alleged victim of Swalwell&rsquo;s sexual misconduct might have been underage. 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Eric Swalwell engaged in sexual misconduct-Annika Albrecht and Ally Sammarco-sat down with CBS Mornings and vowed to pursue justice for alleged victims. They described predatory conduct in 2019 and 2021, with social media influencer Cheyenne Hunt helping to amplify their stories. Hunt said Swalwell\u2019s resignation from Congress and the end of his gubernatorial bid are just the beginning, and that the women won\u2019t back down in the fight. A longer version of the interview showed Albrecht saying Swalwell singled her out from a group of college students, offered mentorship, added her on Snapchat, flirted, and invited her to a hotel room before she stopped responding; Sammarco described a similar pattern with escalating, explicit messages, including a photo of his penis. Albrecht argued that Swalwell\u2019s abuse of power makes the prospect of him gaining more influence even more troubling, and Hunt noted that other women reached out after she started sharing the story. Swalwell has denied the allegations. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna suggested one accuser might have been underage and speculated Swalwell could end up in jail. 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