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Two congressmen resign as US House faces rare expulsions over scandals

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

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“Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned after misconduct allegations”
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Multiple independent sources (Sowetan, Al Jazeera, France 24) confirm that Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress following sexual misconduct and assault allegations.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — California Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress and suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual misconduct and assault allegations from multiple women
https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-05-12-mala…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Democratic representative from California has resigned his seat in Congress over multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/fifth-woman-accuses…
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“Republican Tony Gonzales said he would retire following pressure over an affair with a former aide”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm Tony Gonzales announced his retirement/resignation following pressure over an affair with a former aide.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ernest Anthony Gonzales II is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2021 until his resignation in Apr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Gonzales
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony Gonzales announced his retirement from Congress and will leave office at the end of his current term. The move follows a high-profile personal scandal and significant pressure from GOP leadership…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-congressman-tony-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony Gonzales announced his retirement.— Rep. Tony Gonzales (@RepTonyGonzales) April 13, 2026. Recall that it recently came out that Tony Gonzales had an extramarital affair with a staffer who took he…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/breaking-gop-rep-to…
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“Democrat Eric Swalwell of California... announced his resignation from Congress on Monday via X, after multiple women accused him of sexual assault or misconduct.”
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Wikipedia confirms his resignation in 2026, and France 24 and other reports confirm the resignation followed misconduct allegations from multiple women, with the announcement occurring via X.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eric Michael Swalwell is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2013 until his resignation in 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Swalwell served on the Du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Swalwell
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web search NEUTRAL — Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned after misconduct allegations, while Republican Tony Gonzales said he would retire following pressure over an affair with a former aide, deepening turmoil in the House o…
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260414-two-us-congres…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gonzales announced his resignation on X about an hour after Swalwell's statement. Parallel Scandals Bring Down Two Careers. Gonzales had been under scrutiny since admitting last month to an affair wit…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bipartisan-resignations-us-congres…
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“Texas Republican Tony Gonzales announced plans to retire from office in an X post, amid mounting pressure after acknowledging an affair with a former aide who later died by self-immolation.”
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Web search results confirm Tony Gonzales announced his retirement on X following an affair with a former aide (Regina Santos-Aviles) who died by self-immolation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony is an upcoming American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Matt Johnson. Based on the life of the American chef Anthony Bourdain, it stars Dominic Sessa as Bourdain alongside Emilia Jones…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_(2026_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — LATEST HEADLINES CUNARD BRINGS ITS TIMELESS ELEGANCE TO THE 79TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS THROUGH AN EXCLUSIVE CUNARD GREEN ROOM A SHOWSTOPPING DOUBLE AKT: THE TONY AWARDS® AND AKT ANNOUNCE FIRST-TIME PARTN…
https://www.tonyawards.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · The Tony Awards 2026 nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 5, ahead of the 79th annual ceremony on June 7
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/tony-awards-20…
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“Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority”
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The claim that expelling a member requires a two-thirds majority is confirmed by a report on House authority and general constitutional super-majority requirements.
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web search NEUTRAL — of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_…
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web search NEUTRAL — The original Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of either the House, the Senate, or both in five situations.The House has a number of rules that require either a two-thirds or three-fifths vote o…
https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20080519_98-778_acf4ca1…
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web search NEUTRAL — House members do have the authority to expel members, but it’s rarely used and requires a two-thirds majority vote. Such an expulsion would generate news coverage, but there is none.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/11/facebook-p…
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“Congress has wielded the sanction only in the gravest cases, removing just six members in its 237-year history.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that the House of Representatives has expelled only six members in its 237-year history.
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web search NEUTRAL — The House of Representatives has only expelled six members in its 237-year history. But now, there are calls to expel as many as four members immediately.
https://punchbowl.news/article/house/expulsion-house/
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web search NEUTRAL — In the history of the United States, the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen officials, of whom seven were convicted. Another resigned before the Senate could complete the trial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress
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web search NEUTRAL — The House of Representatives has expelled just six members in its 237 years of existence. Half of those were in 1861 for supporting or joining the Confederacy. In 1980 and 2002, respectively, Reps.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/opinion-congress-cleanin…
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“reports from the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN detailed allegations from four women, including a former staff member who said he sexually assaulted her twice while she was too intoxicated to consent.”
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Reports from the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN are cited across multiple sources detailing allegations from four women, including a former staffer who alleged she was sexually assaulted twice while intoxicated.
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web search NEUTRAL — A former aide to Rep. Eric Swalwell, a top Democratic candidate for governor of California, told the San Francisco Chronicle that she had sexual encounters with him when he was her boss and alleged th…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/ex-staffer-accuse…
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web search NEUTRAL — CNN additionally reported that a member of Swalwell’s staff resigned after receiving CNN’s detailed questions, an element the network presented as part of its reporting process and as evidence of inte…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/evidence-reported-…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported allegations from at least four women, including a former staffer, against Swalwell. One of the women alleged that Swalwell twice sexually assaul…
https://www.aol.com/articles/house-members-theyll-vote-expel…
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“Republican Anna Paulina Luna had been set to introduce a resolution Tuesday to expel Swalwell”
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Multiple sources confirm that Representative Anna Paulina Luna filed or planned to file a motion to expel Eric Swalwell.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna filed a motion to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell from Congress in response to accusations of sexual assault from at least four former female staffers in his office.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republican-plans-moti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has filed a motion to expel Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from Congress, following accusations of sexual harassment and assault that continue to grow.
https://floridianpress.com/2026/04/anna-paulina-luna-files-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Saturday said she would file a motion to expel California Rep. Eric Swalwell from office, after the Democrat was hit with sexual assault allegations.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5827018-anna-paulina-luna…
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“Cherfilus-McCormick is already facing a sanctions hearing after an Ethics Committee subpanel found she committed 25 violations tied to campaign finance and related conduct”
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Multiple sources confirm that a House Ethics Committee subpanel found Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations related to campaign finance and conduct.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida committed 25 ethics breaches.Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of using these funds to finance her 2022 congressional campaign and for personal purchases, including …
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/sheila-cherfilus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned from Congress following an investigation that found she committed more than 20 ethics violations, including breaking campaign finance laws.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ex20kpj47o
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web search NEUTRAL — Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards, the House Ethics Committee found Friday in a ruling that could add weight to Re…
https://www.aol.com/house-ethics-panel-finds-florida-1346292…
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“she is also due to face a federal criminal trial next year.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny whether Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is facing a federal criminal trial next year.
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“The Ethics Committee... was investigating Gonzales and on Monday opened a new file, on Swalwell”
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“Mills, meanwhile, is under investigation over allegations ranging from sexual misconduct and domestic violence to campaign finance and gift violations”
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