2026年4月13日 / 美国东部时间下午6:46 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
华盛顿——民主党籍众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔周一表示，他将辞去国会职务，此前他面临多名女性提出的性侵及其他不当行为指控。
“我知晓有人试图推动针对我和其他议员的即刻驱逐投票，”他在一份声明中说道，“在指控提出仅数天内就未经正当程序将议员驱逐出国会，这是错误的。但让我的选民因我无法专心履职而受影响，同样也是错误的。因此，我计划辞去国会席位。”
斯沃威尔的政治生涯已彻底崩塌，多名女性指控他存在包括强奸、未经请求发送露骨信息和裸照在内的性行为不端行为。此前，由于支持率暴跌，他已于周日退出加利福尼亚州州长竞选。
在辞职声明中，斯沃威尔再次为过去“判断失误”道歉，但同时誓言将对“严重的虚假指控”进行抗辩。该声明似乎直指旧金山纪事报周五首次报道的一名前工作人员的指控。
“不过，我必须为自己确实犯下的错误承担责任，”斯沃威尔在声明中说道。
这名女子指控斯沃威尔分别在2019年和2024年，在她因醉酒无法同意的情况下与其发生性关系。另有三名女性也向美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）详述了斯沃威尔被指控的性行为不端行为。
两党组成的众议院道德委员会周一早些时候宣布，将对斯沃威尔展开调查。斯沃威尔的辞职几乎肯定会终结该道德委员会的调查，因为该委员会仅对现任议员和工作人员拥有管辖权。
斯沃威尔宣布辞职之际，他在国会的一些最亲密盟友已与其划清界限。就在斯沃威尔的声明发布数分钟前，亚利桑那州民主党参议员鲁文·加列戈表示，他的朋友“不再适合”在国会任职，应被驱逐。
“我曾信任一个我以为是朋友的人，但现在我清楚地意识到，他并不是我以为的那个人，”加列戈说道。
斯沃威尔未透露辞职的具体日期，称他将在未来几天与团队合作，确保在他卸任后，工作人员能够继续为他的选民服务。
众议院预计将在未来几天就是否驱逐斯沃威尔进行投票，但目前尚不清楚是否能获得驱逐所需的三分之二多数支持。过去，议员们曾援引道德委员会的调查为由，推迟做出任何裁决，等待该委员会完成调查工作。美国众议院历史上仅驱逐过6名议员。
领导驱逐行动的佛罗里达州共和党众议员安娜·宝琳娜·卢纳表示，斯沃威尔在驱逐投票前选择辞职是正确的决定。
“他做出了正确的决定，但仍需要开展全面的刑事调查，”卢纳说道。
曼哈顿地区检察官办公室周日向哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻证实，他们正在调查针对斯沃威尔的相关指控。
Eric Swalwell says he will resign from Congress in wake of sexual assault allegations
April 13, 2026 / 6:46 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday he will resign from Congress as he faces allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct from several women.
“I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members,” he said in a statement. “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. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress.”
Swalwell’s political career imploded as multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct, including rape and unsolicited explicit messages and nude photos. The congressman ended his campaign for California governor on Sunday as he hemorrhaged support.
In his resignation announcement, Swalwell again apologized for past “mistakes in judgment,” but vowed to fight the “serious, false allegation.” The statement seemingly referred to the claims made by a former staffer, whose story was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday.
“However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,” Swalwell said in his statement.
The woman accused Swalwell of having sex with her when she was too intoxicated to consent in 2019 and 2024. Three other women also detailed Swalwell’s alleged sexual misconduct to CNN.
The bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced earlier Monday it was investigating Swalwell. Swalwell’s resignation is all but certain to end the ethics investigation as the committee only has jurisdiction over current members and staff.
Swalwell’s resignation follows some of his closest allies in Congress distancing themselves from him in the wake of the allegations. Minutes before Swalwell’s announcement was posted, Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona said his friend was “no longer fit” to serve in Congress and should be expelled.
“I trusted someone who I believed was a friend, but it is now clear that he is not the person I thought I knew,” Gallego said.
Swalwell did not give a date for his resignation, saying he would work with his staff in the coming days to ensure they are able to continue serving his constituents once he steps down.
The House was expected to vote in the coming days on whether to expel Swalwell, though it was unclear whether it had the two-thirds majority support it needed to successfully remove him from office. In the past, lawmakers have cited Ethics Committee investigations as reason to hold off on making any judgment until the panel has concluded its work. The House has expelled just six members in its history.
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, who was leading the expulsion effort, said Swalwell made the right decision to resign ahead of the vote to remove him.
“He made the correct decision, but there still needs to be a full-fledged criminal investigation,” Luna said.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed to CBS News on Sunday that it is investigating allegations against Swalwell.
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