Trump slams Eric Swalwell with brutal three-word response

Nypost · Apr 16, 2026 · 393 words · By Katie Jerkovich

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Trump slams Eric Swalwell with brutal three-word response President Trump spoke about the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at disgraced former Rep.

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What happened

Trump slams Eric Swalwell with brutal three-word response President Trump spoke about the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at disgraced former Rep.

Why it matters

I don’t know anything about the charges, but he’s a bad guy.” Trump was asked about the five women who have come forward and accused the embattled ex-congressman of sexual assault, rape, and other instances of inappropriate behavior going back years.

Common ground

“We’ll see what happens,” the president said.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Name Calling / Labeling, Smears: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Four women leveled heinous claims against Swalwell, which has set fire to his political career?
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Using damaging allegations to undermine a person's reputation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Four women leveled heinous claims against Swalwell, which has set fire to his political career.”

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Multiple web search results state that four women accused Swalwell of misconduct, and these allegations were linked to his withdrawal from the California governor's race and subsequent resignation from Congress.

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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The year 2026 in California involved the following events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_California

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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. A member of the Democ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Swalwell

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Claim 2: “The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has opened an investigation into Drewes’ claim.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation into Lonna Drewes' allegations against Swalwell.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1970s, several deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have formed internal gangs in which membership is exclusive to certain sheriff's deputies, often along ethnic lines, an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of sheriffs who have served Los Angeles County, California: * Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor † Killed in the line of duty
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. The LASD is the large…
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Claim 3: “Swalwell has disappeared from public view since the allegations.”

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Multiple web search results report that Swalwell resigned from Congress and dropped out of the gubernatorial race following the allegations, indicating a period of reduced public activity.

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web search NEUTRAL — Representative Eric Swalwell has dropped out of the race for California governor and resigned from Congress after multiple women accused him of a range of sexual misconduct in news reports ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/eric-swalwell-sexual-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — California Rep. Eric Swalwell announced on Monday he will resign from Congress just days after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced that quickly upended his gubernatorial bid for the Golden ...
https://time.com/article/2026/04/12/eric-swalwell-sexual-mis…

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web search NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/nx-s1-5782055/swalwell-suspen…

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Claim 4: “A second criminal probe was opened by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office into claims of sexual assault by a former staffer.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office opened an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Swalwell involving a former staffer.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apsara Iyer is an American art crime investigator and the 137th president of the Harvard Law Review. She is the first Indian American woman to be elected to that position.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Subhash Kapoor is an Indian American art smuggler who was convicted for running a $100 million international smuggling racket. He was previously the owner of the Art of the Past gallery in Manhattan. …
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Claim 5: “Lonna Drewes, 50, claimed that Swalwell drugged, choked and raped her in a hotel room in 2018.”

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Multiple web search results specifically detail allegations made by Lonna Drewes, including claims that Swalwell drugged, choked, and raped her in 2018.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lonna Drewes accused Swalwell of drugging her drink before assaulting her in a hotel room.Another woman has alleged that Eric Swalwell raped her, adding to a growing list of misconduct allegations aga…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78rr9r4e5po

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web search NEUTRAL — She believes Swalwell drugged her because when she arrived at his hotel room after having just one glass of wine, she was “already incapacitated” and couldn’t move her arms or body. “He raped me and h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lonna Drewes accuses Eric Swalwell of drugging and raping her in 2018 – video. Drewes described the alleged incident’s impact on her mental health, saying she self-medicated “in an unhealthy way” and …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/eric-swalwel…

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Claim 6: “Five women have come forward and accused the embattled ex-congressman of sexual assault, rape, and other instances of inappropriate behavior going back years.”

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Multiple web search results report that Swalwell faced allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from several women, leading to his resignation from Congress and withdrawal from the gubernatorial race. The evidence indicates multiple accusers and the nature of the allegations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020) was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A D…
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