Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., resigned from Congress Monday in disgraced just one day after suspending his California gubernatorial campaign.
In just one week, an out-of-control sex scandal has produced shocking new videos, accusations, and a warning from a Republican colleague that criminal charges may be coming.
Last week, Swalwell was the frontrunner in the Democratic race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
By Monday afternoon, his entire political was done.
“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote in a statement on X. “I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.”
Swalwell was aware he was about to be forced out of the House, so quit before he could be ousted.
“Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress,” he wrote.
The resignation came hours after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) warned publicly that the worst was still to come for the disgraced Democrat – and said a video of Swalwell with a woman was about to go viral.
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I am being told there will be more disgusting stuff coming out on Swallwell in the next 24 hours. For the members of Congress who are concerned about optics on expelling Swalwell, I think after the information drops you will be thinking otherwise.
Eric, why dont you tell us a…
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) April 13, 2026
Luna told Fox News she had received a forensic analysis confirming that the now-widely circulated hotel room video was real. The footage allegedly shows Swalwell in an intimate encounter with a sex worker. Luna said the video was authentic and not AI-generated.
The woman featured in the alleged video may be underage, Luna claimed.
“I do think that he has serious criminal problems on his hands, and I do think that he might end up in jail,” Luna told Fox News’ Jesse Watters. “Now we’re looking at the criminal activity, and I stand by what I said, because I saw again, the forensics report of that video, and if that is true, I would suggest that the Manhattan DA look into that.”
Earlier this week, the Manhattan DA’s office opened a criminal investigation into a separate allegation that Swalwell sexually assaulted a former staffer in New York City in April 2024.
The hotel room video was released on Saturday on X. Jack Posobiec, senior editor at Human Events, first shared the clip that quickly circulated on social media.
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Adding to the wreckage, an older video from 2022 resurfaced on social media that seems to show Swalwell partying on a luxury yacht, reportedly off the coast of St. Tropez on the French Riviera.
The video shows a bleary-eyed Swalwell in a bathrobe partying with young women on the deck of the ship. The party was described as a a frat house atmosphere, and the participants were allegedly told to keep Swalwell’s presence “hush-hush” and that “everything stays on the boat.”
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BREAKING: New video from July 2022 has emerged showing Rep. Eric Swalwell living it up on a yacht in St. Tropez with Nik Richie and a large group of women.
He’s spotted twice, dressed only in a robe.
The women were reportedly “replaced” with fresh women at some point and all… pic.twitter.com/NskPzHkjcs
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) April 14, 2026
Swalwell has forcibly denied the sexual assault allegations. There is no confirmation on the authenticity of the videos being circulated.
“These allegations are flat false,” Swalwell’s office said. “They did not happen. They have never happened.”
Swalwell’s congressional seat is in a safely Democratic district. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has 14 days to call a special election to replace the now-vacant seat.