The Democratic Party loves to lecture you about respecting women. They’ll slap a pink hat on, march down Pennsylvania Avenue, and wag their fingers at every Republican who ever looked at someone sideways. So it’s always a special kind of delicious when one of their own golden boys turns out to be — how do we put this — allegedly worse than the guys they’ve been screaming about for years.
Enter Eric Swalwell. Congressman. Cable news darling. Professional Trump-hater. And now, according to multiple Democratic women and activists, a man with some seriously ugly skeletons rattling around in his closet.
The Dam Is Breaking
Cheyenne Hunt — an attorney, former congressional candidate, and executive director of Gen Z for Change — dropped a thread on X that should have every Swalwell staffer reaching for the Pepto-Bismol. She says she’s been working with multiple women preparing to accuse the California congressman of sexual harassment and alleged abuse.
And this isn’t vague rumor-mill stuff. Hunt laid it out plainly:
“I got involved because the first victim who approached me is a close friend, but when I saw that there were others whose experiences fit the same pattern of manipulation and abuse of power, I knew I couldn’t stay silent.”
The allegations reportedly involve “DMs and Snapchat messages” and range “from uncomfortable comments to potentially criminal conduct.” Employees. Interns. Fans. Hunt says Swalwell positioned himself “as a mentor just to exploit that power.”
“After I spoke about my friend’s experience, many brave women came forward and shared their stories with me.”
The women have reportedly secured pro bono legal representation and are sharing information with reporters while making sure they’re physically and legally protected. This isn’t a Twitter tantrum. This is organized. This has lawyers.
A Pattern That Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? This is the same Eric Swalwell who carried on an affair with a Chinese spy named Fang Fang — a sentence so absurd you’d think it came from a rejected Austin Powers script. The same Swalwell who once penned a drunken college poem that eroticized violence against women. The same Swalwell who treated his campaign fund like a personal Amex Black Card, blowing donors’ cash on Four Seasons steakhouses and stays at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
And now he wants to be governor of California. Of course he does.
Hunt didn’t mince words in a video posted March 31, saying Swalwell “has a known history of being predatory towards women.” She then shared a message she’d received:
“You know Eric Swalwell has slept with many of his interns and makes them all sign NDAs so they don’t speak up, right?”
NDAs. For interns. Let that marinate.
Hunt also made clear she understands the legal stakes of what she’s doing:
“I am an attorney. I am well aware of the risk I am taking by speaking out publicly and the fact that if I were to lie about a powerful public figure on a platform of my size, I could easily be subject to a defamation lawsuit.”
She says she hasn’t received a single cease-and-desist. Funny how that works. When the accusations are lies, lawyers move fast. When they’re not — crickets.
Even Democrats Are Sounding the Alarm
Here’s where it gets really interesting. This isn’t Republicans piling on. These are Democrats warning their own party. Democratic strategist Bhavik Lathia put it bluntly:
“This is real. Take it seriously. Eric Swallwell cannot be our nominee. There is going to be a lot more coming out soon. I can’t say more right now, but stay tuned.”
He added the kicker:
“And this isn’t some partisan witch hunt. These are real Dem women coming forward. A lot of this shit is going to shock yall.”
When your own team is publicly begging voters to run the other direction, the ship isn’t just sinking — it’s already on the ocean floor.
The Bigger Picture
Swalwell spent years positioning himself as one of the most aggressive anti-Trump voices in Congress. He sat on the Intelligence Committee — while sleeping with a Chinese spy. He ranted about democracy and decency on every cable news hit that would have him. And now the women in his own orbit are lawyering up.
Trump has always said these people are frauds. That the loudest virtue-signalers in Washington are usually hiding the ugliest secrets. Time after time, that instinct proves right. Not because Trump’s a prophet — because he’s been in the room with these people and knows exactly what they are.
Swalwell built his brand on moral outrage. Turns out the call was coming from inside the house. And the women he allegedly preyed on? They’re not staying quiet anymore.
Grab your popcorn, folks. California’s gubernatorial race just got a whole lot more entertaining — and Swalwell’s political obituary might already be written.