Adam Schiff says he didn’t know anything about what his Russiagate junior partner Eric Swalwell was doing.

“If I had, I wouldn't have gone near him with a ten foot pole."

Ruben Gallego, Schiff’s Democrat colleague in the Senate, has said “we all heard rumors for many years." https://t.co/ZPLkTI9dFC pic.twitter.com/CovKk9y3uT

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 15, 2026

They all knew Trump colluded with Russia but didn’t know about the guy sitting next to them https://t.co/2PImelrZWl

— Adam Carolla (@adamcarolla) April 15, 2026

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) fall left many asking how someone who was dogged by persistent rumors of inappropriate behavior toward women could have risen so high and so fast in a party that says it supports women’s rights. https://t.co/kJ6AODWGef

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 15, 2026

Quote:

---

"We do need to take a look inward as a party because it was an open secret," said Hunt, the executive director of the youth group Gen Z for Change, referring to the Democratic Party. "Not necessarily that he was assaulting people but that he was a creep. That was well known."

Swalwell's career took off like a meteor at the same time women allege he was harassing them. His political trajectory described here with the help of interviews with more than a dozen former staffers and political operatives, some of whom who spoke on the condition of anonymity to recount private discussions suggests a Democratic Party enamored with a young congressman's talent for sound bites and landing blows against President Donald Trump.

---

Quote:

---

More important, he made the most powerful ally a House Democrat could have: Pelosi, who was known for looking out for her fellow Californians. Swalwell was seen as focused on ingratiating himself with Pelosi, according to several former staffers, who asked him to renominate her as speaker after the 2014 midterms and gave him a slot on the steering committee that controls committee assignments and internal party decisions.

"He benefited from being one of Pelosi's pets for a long time," said a senior Democratic staffer for another office, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal party dynamics.

---

Quote:

---

"A lot of these power brokers don't trust Porter or Steyer," said Michael Trujillo, a Democratic strategist who created a super PAC for another gubernatorial candidate, Antonio Villaraigosa, a former mayor of Los Angeles. "Eric Swalwell became their vehicle."

But behind the scenes, Swalwell's team was working to tamp down allegations that threatened his campaign. Shortly after he joined the race, his team sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trujillo, who had accused Swalwell on social media of sexually harassing staffers and warned politicians not to endorse him.

---

Eric Swalwell raised $7.3 Million for his gubernatorial campaign from about 1,700 contributors. His most prominent backers include: Robert Deniro, Sean Penn, Jon Hamm, Jon Cryer, Kathy Griffin. They are usually so vocal. They are awfully quiet now. pic.twitter.com/bpA1HMB9tM

— 💋Elissa4Real💋 (@EL4USA) April 15, 2026

movielover said:

---

FWIW, on Fox News last night Jesse Waters was claiming the swift, coordinated takedown was a Pelosi construct.

Insider tidbit

My sources last night tell me that Swalwell's father was a police officer, and one of his brothers is currently.

---

SBGold said:

---

He has a brother in Florida that does athletic training and has already spoken out

Your sources suck

Choose Kindness

---

BearlySane88 said:

---

SBGold said:

---

He has a brother in Florida that does athletic training and has already spoken out

Your sources suck

Choose Kindness

---

You might want to check your sources before spouting off. Swalwell has three younger brothers.

Choose kindness lol

---

movielover said:

---

I was surprised last night after dinner w a good friend to know that he knew ES. Apparently his $500,000 in hotel bills is a new trail for sleuths. Are those literal receipts public?

---

Pelosi was warned by the FBI about Swalwell's connections with a Chinese spy back in 2015. She not only ignored the warnings, she put Swalwell on the Intelligence Committee.

Here's Pelosi in 2020 again addressing the Swalwell issue. "I don't have any concern about Mr. Swalwell."… pic.twitter.com/7i7iwdxhMe

— MAZE (@mazemoore) April 11, 2026

SBGold said:

---

Swalwell learned his values from his parents. His parents are Republicans.

Choose Kindness

---

movielover said:

---

That's hypocrisy.

---

SBGold said:

---

Swalwell learned his values from his parents. His parents are Republicans.

Choose Kindness

---

Roofie Rapewell sure has disappeared.

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 16, 2026

Anna Paulina Luna reveals that even Eric Swalwell’s own staff TURNED on him:

She says FIFTY members of Swalwell’s staff flooded her with messages, asking her “not to back off” the motion to expel him until he resigned.

“That should put it in perspective about how bad it was.”… pic.twitter.com/9pvNohAxzJ

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) April 16, 2026

SBGold said:

---

I requested that this thread be deleted by the mod sometime ago. There is no reason to have any posts about Swalwell on here, the country has moved on. All that is happening with it now are MAGA trolling posts, hateful MAGA trolling posts, vulgar MAGA posts and MAGA flame posting with no meaningful information. And the multiples of those posts constitute spamming.

Choose Kindness

---

SBGold said:

---

I requested that this thread be deleted by the mod sometime ago. There is no reason to have any posts about Swalwell on here, the country has moved on. All that is happening with it now are MAGA trolling posts, hateful MAGA trolling posts, vulgar MAGA posts and MAGA flame posting with no meaningful information. And the multiples of those posts constitute spamming.

Choose Kindness

---

SBGold said:

---

Tired of their game. The hypocrisy must be called out

Let's talk about Tony Gonzalez

Choose Kindness

---

dajo9 said:

---

They never post in Lauren Boebert or Matt Gaetz or Matt Schlap or the myriad other Republican scandal threads. They let them drift off the page. They post relentlessly over trivial things in threads like this. That's the game.

---