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华盛顿——民主党众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔与共和党众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯于周二正式向众议院书记员提交了辞呈，避免了因性行为不端指控而面临的预期罢免投票。
斯沃威尔近日遭到性侵指控，这一指控促使他退出了加利福尼亚州州长竞选。冈萨雷斯于3月承认与一名后来自杀的下属有婚外情。他曾表示不会寻求连任，但此前一直拒绝辞职，直到斯沃威尔的指控引发了人们对国会内行为不端问题的新关注。
如果两人不立即离职，议员们已准备好推进罢免动议。周一晚间，两人相隔约一小时宣布辞职时，均未给出具体离职时间。
周二下午3点刚过，众议院复会辩论多项法案期间，两人的辞呈在众议院议事厅被宣读。
斯沃威尔在辞呈中表示，他为自己“过去做出的判断失误”向家人、幕僚和选民“深表歉意”。
斯沃威尔誓言将对针对他的“严重虚假指控”进行抗辩，但补充道“我必须为自己确实犯下的错误承担责任”。
“我了解到有人试图在指控提出数日内就启动针对我和其他议员的快速罢免投票。在缺乏正当程序的情况下罢免国会议员是错误的。但让我的选民因我无法专心履职也是错误的，”他说道。
斯沃威尔表示，他的辞职将于周二下午2点生效。
冈萨雷斯的辞职通知则简短得多，仅说明其辞职将于周二晚上11点59分生效。
“能为德克萨斯州第23国会选区的居民服务是我的荣幸，”他的辞呈结尾写道。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/two-swalwell-accusers-share-details-of-congressmans-alleged-misconduct/
Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales officially resign from Congress, avoiding expected expulsion votes
April 14, 2026 / 3:35 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington— Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales officially submitted their resignation letters to the House clerk on Tuesday, avoiding expected votes to expel them from Congress over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Swalwell has been accused of sexual assault in recent days, allegations that prompted him to end his campaign for governor of California. Gonzales admitted in March to an affair with a subordinate who later died by suicide. He said he would not run for reelection but had declined to resign until the Swalwell allegations brought new attention to misconduct in Congress.
Their colleagues were prepared to move forward with the motions to expel them if their departures were not imminent. Neither Swalwell nor Gonzales gave a timeframe for their departures when they announced their resignations about an hour apart on Monday evening.
Their letters were read on the House floor when the lower chamber reconvened to debate several bills shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
In his letter, Swalwell said he was “deeply sorry” to his family, staff and constituents “for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.”
Swalwell vowed to fight the “serious, false allegations” against him, but added that “I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.”
“I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members. Expelling anyone in Congress without due process within days of an allegation being made is wrong. But it’s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties,” he said.
Swalwell said his resignation was effective as of 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Gonzales’ notice was much shorter, saying his resignation was effective at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
“It has been my privilege to serve the residents of Texas’s 23rd congressional district,” his letter concluded.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/two-swalwell-accusers-share-details-of-congressmans-alleged-misconduct/
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