Now that Rep. Eric Swalwell has ended his bid for governor of California and plans to resign from Congress amid a scandal that seems to get worse by the day, people are starting to wonder who knew what and when.
Yesterday on C-SPAN, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about this and naturally denied it.
From C-SPAN:
Host: Some Republicans and others say Democrats turned a blind eye and they knew what he was up to?Pelosi: It is true, they may say that, but it is absolutely not true.
Watch the clip below:
You know what? I simply don’t believe her.
If you’ve spent any time on Twitter/X over the last few days, you have probably seen countless people saying that this was another one of those open secrets that everyone knew about but only discussed in hushed tones.
There are even some media reports that directly contradict Pelosi on this.
This report is from ABC 7 in California (emphasis is mine):
Criticism of Swalwell has circulated in Washington for years, according to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who spoke on ABC’s “This Week.””Every member in Congress knows not to let any young staffer around Swalwell or Matt Gaetz, it’s not a secret there,” McCarthy said.Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said the allegations were not unexpected, citing longstanding talk among Democratic leaders.“No, I’m not surprised frankly because there have been rumors after rumors after rumors, his colleague in Washington pretty much said that. That’s what Adam Schiff said, that’s what Nancy Pelosi said,” Brown said.
As far as the Democrats are concerned, it really looks like Swalwell’s behavior wasn’t an issue for them until they started to think it could cost them the governor’s race in California.
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