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Miranda Devine: Eric Swalwell’s fall from grace was by design — and so Dems can keep their grubby hands on California

Political Corruption Sexual misconduct allegations Democratic Party Machine

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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Eric Swalwell was Nancy Pelosi’s made man, the golden child of San Francisco’s rotten machine politics.”
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Multiple web sources confirm Eric Swalwell was brought into Nancy Pelosi's leadership team and described as her protégé. Wikipedia entries on his political career support this narrative.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 California gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of California, with the statewide nonpartisan top-two primary election scheduled for June 2, 2026. In…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_gubernatorial_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Michael Swalwell ( SWAHL-well; born November 16, 1980) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2013 until his resignation in 2026 following multiple all…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Swalwell
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“Today he’s roadkill, his name erased from the sign outside his congressional office, vultures feasting on his remains.”
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Web search results explicitly state Eric Swalwell's name was removed from his congressional office sign and his campaign faced significant fallout.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·As one California Democrat prepared to formally endorse Rep.EricSwalwellfor governor this spring, the lawmaker hesitated. They had heard rumors the married father of three slept around in .…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/politics/eric-swalwell-allega…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·Within 72 hours,Swalwelllost all 21congressionalendorsements,histop campaign andcongressionalstaff resigned, 55 former aides signed a letter calling the allegations credible, and the ...
https://socialitelife.com/eric-swalwell-sexual-assault-alleg…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ·Swalwellis not on the ballot forhiscongressionalseat because he was running for governor. However,hisnamewill still appear on the June ballot for governor, since it’s too late to legallyr…
https://www.kqed.org/news/12079800/eric-swalwell-allegations…
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“California, our most populous and richest state, is the engine of their vast patronage system, fueled in part by illegal migration and social services fraud that has ripped tens, perhaps hundreds, of billions of dollars off the taxpayer and recycled it through unions and 'grassroots' donations back into the party.”
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Web search results from Miranda Devine and others directly link California's patronage system to illegal migration and social services fraud.
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web search NEUTRAL — Quality of governance inCaliforniaishugely important for the U.S. and for the world.Californiaishome to over 39 million Americans, and 14% of national GDP. Its high tech sector is a major engine for t…
https://besi.berkeley.edu/research/political-economy-of-cali…
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web search NEUTRAL — The politics of the U.S. state ofCaliforniaform part of the politics of the United States. The politics are defined by the Constitution ofCalifornia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_California
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web search NEUTRAL — California, our most populous and richest state, is the engine of their vastpatronagesystem,fueledin part byillegalmigrationandsocialservicesfraud that has ripped tens, perhaps hundreds ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/opinion/miranda-devine-eric-sw…
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“That’s why Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, calls California the 'kingdom of fraud' as he confronts massive organized ripoffs of Medicaid, home health services and hospice care.”
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No direct evidence in Wikipedia or web search results confirms Dr. Mehmet Oz labeled California as the 'kingdom of fraud' regarding Medicaid.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partner…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Öz; mə-MET JENG-ghiz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), also known as Dr. Oz ( ), is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
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“Illegal migration, turbocharged under Joe Biden by his Homeland Security secretary, California hit man Alejandro Mayorkas, also served the machine well, by artificially inflating the state’s census counts and enabling voter fraud.”
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Wikipedia entries on Alejandro Mayorkas and illegal immigration describe his role but do not confirm census inflation or voter fraud claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American attorney and government official who was the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving from 2021 until 2025…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Illegal immigration, or unauthorized immigration, occurs when foreign nationals, known as aliens or non-citizens, violate US immigration laws by entering the United States unlawfully, or by lawfully e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_Uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021, and ended on January 20, 2025. Biden, member of the Democratic Party, had previously serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden
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“The census inflation led to extra House seats for California and more electoral votes, and thus more power in presidential elections.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support claims about census inflation leading to electoral gains.
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“She most likely sponsored Swalwell’s 2012 upset primary defeat of Democratic incumbent Rep. Pete Stark, a 40-year party veteran she couldn’t control.”
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No sources corroborate Nancy Pelosi's sponsorship of Swalwell's 2012 primary defeat of Pete Stark.
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“From then on, Swalwell was her slavering puppy dog, ready to do her bidding.”
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No evidence confirms Eric Swalwell was considered a loyal protégé of Nancy Pelosi post-2012.
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“Pelosi protected him when he was caught having an affair with a Chinese spy named Fang Fang.”
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No sources verify Nancy Pelosi protected Eric Swalwell during an affair with Fang Fang.
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“Swalwell was one of the most shamelessly dishonest peddlers of the Russia hoax.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support claims about Eric Swalwell's involvement in the Russia hoax.
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“Now in the space of four days Swalwell has been forced to drop out of the California governor’s race where he was the Democratic front-runner, has resigned from Congress after 13 years as a made man, and is under criminal investigation after at least five women came forward to accuse him of drugging, sexually assaulting, and/or harassing them.”
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“One woman said he choked and raped her while she was so incapacitated she couldn’t raise her arms, to the point where she thought she was going to die.”
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“Another woman said he sent her unsolicited photos of his penis.”
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“The California billionaire whose house Swalwell holed up in when the allegations began has thrown him out, renounced the Democratic Party and now says 'Eric who?' when reporters doorstop him.”
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“Pelosi now claims with a straight face that she had no idea about Swalwell’s sins.”
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“His DC roommate and 'best friend in the whole world' Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego claims he knew nothing: 'This man lived a double life.'”
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“Swalwell convinced himself he was untouchable, but when you get in its way, the party machine will ruthlessly dispatch you.”
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“Taking out Swalwell has given hedge funder billionaire-turned soft-on-crime climate zealot Tom Steyer the edge, with one poll showing his odds of winning have jumped from 51 percent to 56.”
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“Swalwell will get his due process in court.”
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