Former Staffer Claims Rep. Swalwell Assaulted Her, Current Staffers Resign (Update)https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/04/10/former-staffer-claims-rep-swalwell-assaulted-her-n3813782The source of these claims, Cheyenne Hunt, is a progressive political insider who claimed she was friends with one of the women and wanted to spread the word so that more women would come forward to share their experiences. She claimed that was indeed happening behind the scenes.
What was lacking was confirmation in the form of a published story by a major news outlet. As recently as Wednesday, Hunt was telling people those stories were coming but needed to be vetted first to ensure they would be air-tight.
Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published the first such story. It's headlined, "Former staffer says Rep. Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her."
A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading candidate for California governor, said she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent...
The woman said Swalwell began pursuing her within weeks after she was hired at age 21 to work in the Democrat’s district office in Castro Valley in 2019. Swalwell messaged her on Snapchat, she said, sending images of his genitals and seeking nude pictures of her in return.
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The Chronicle shared a summary of the woman's allegations with Swalwell's campaign prior to the publication of the story. Late last night the campaign sent the woman a cease and desist letter. The first page of that letter was posted today by Cheyenne Hunt who said she had been given permission to share it.
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The Chronicle reports that in addition to threatening the woman with a lawsuit for defamation, the letter said, "the credibility of your accusations is fatally undermined by your voluntary and cooperative relationship with Mr. Swalwell over the course of many years following the period in question."
My emphasis. For chronological reference, Swillwell married his current wife in 2016. The Comical is not a conservative paper. Also, it's an SF paper, and Swillwell's district is just across San Francisco Bay and a little south of SF.
My confirmation bias is obvious, but I think you don't have to look too deeply between the lines to see that the cease-and-desist letter all but admits their relationship had been more than business at the office.
ETA: The LA Times, SacBee, SJ Murky Skews, and San Diego Union-Tribune have articles about this story. The Orange County Register just has an opinion piece that is behind their paywall that seems to be about it. The faucet is dripping pretty hard/fast.