Move to expel Democrat Eric Swalwell from Congress gains steam [View all]

Source: The Guardian

A growing number of Congress members from both parties have called for Eric Swalwell, a Democratic US representative and candidate for California governor, to resign his seat this weekend, following reported allegations of inappropriate behavior, sexual assault and rape.

Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican US representative from Florida, announced on Sunday that she intends to pair her resolution to expel Swalwell with one to expel Gonzales.

“He should step aside,” US representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, told Fox News of Swalwell. “What he did is sick and disgusting. There need to be consequences to that.”

Asked whether he would vote to expel Swalwell, Khanna indicated he was open to the idea if it were coupled with purging a similarly abhorrent Republican.

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