{"id":211856,"date":"2026-04-14T00:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/211856\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:27:13","slug":"demokrat-trekker-seg-fra-kongressen-etter-overgrepsanklager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/211856\/","title":{"rendered":"Demokrat trekker seg fra Kongressen etter overgrepsanklager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"_lead_145nj_2 _lead_6fko5_53 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-l layout-component layout-wide layout-padded _wide_17hqh_1 layout-padded\">De mest alvorlige anklagene er rettet mot Demokraten Eric Swalwell. I en uttalelse avviser han anklagene, men sier han tar ansvar for sine feil.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Foto: KEVIN DIETSCH \/ AFP \/ Tom Williams \/ AP \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-wide\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"1668\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d6bbc789-40fc-427c-9ccc-a4364b7e1f01.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"2500\"\/> Foto: KEVIN DIETSCH \/ AFP \/ Tom Williams \/ AP \/ NTB<\/p>\n<ul aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"_images_ntbth_112\">\n<li><a class=\"_link_ntbth_117\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/forfatter\/isak-loeve-pilskog-loe\" style=\"z-index:1\" title=\"Isak L\u00f8ve Pilskog Loe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Bilde av Isak L\u00f8ve Pilskog Loe\" class=\"_image_ntbth_93\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776126431_685_8b0354e3-bf53-460c-9c1c-790321a0c923.jpeg\"  width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Oppdatert tirsdag 14. april kl. 01:33     <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Representant Eric Swalwell fra California trekker seg fra Kongressen etter en rekke anklager om seksuell trakassering, seksuelt overgrep og et tilfelle av voldtekt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Mandag kveld kunngjorde den demokratiske politikeren p\u00e5 X at han forlater vervet sitt i Representantenes hus. Dagen f\u00f8r avsluttet han valgkampen for \u00e5 bli guvern\u00f8r i California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">\u2013 Samtidig m\u00e5 jeg ta ansvar og eierskap for de feilene jeg faktisk har beg\u00e5tt, skriver Swalwell i uttalelsen, uten \u00e5 utdype hvilke feil han sikter til.<\/p>\n<p>Fire kvinner med anklager<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Anklagene mot Swalwell ble f\u00f8rst kjent fredag, da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/eric-swalwell-allegations-22198271.php\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> rapporterte at en tidligere ansatt anklaget ham for seksuelle overgrep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Senere samme dag avsl\u00f8rte <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a> at totalt fire kvinner anklager politikeren for seksuell trakassering.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Foto: Manuel Orbegozo \/ Reuters \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-normal\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"1922\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d8f84fa9-1a3d-42c6-ade3-761af4a5f8bf.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"2562\"\/>Foto: Manuel Orbegozo \/ Reuters \/ NTB<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">En av kvinnene, som jobbet for Swalwell i nesten to \u00e5r, hevder at hun hadde et seksuelt forhold til ham mens han var sjefen hennes. Hun anklager ham for \u00e5 ha forgrepet seg p\u00e5 henne to ganger da hun var for beruset til \u00e5 samtykke, if\u00f8lge norske kilder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">En annen tidligere ansatt anklager ham for voldtekt, if\u00f8lge <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Demokrater forlater ham<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Swalwell tar sterkt avstand fra det han kaller \u00abalvorlige\u00bb og \u00abfalske\u00bb anklager i sin uttalelse p\u00e5 X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Men anklagene har f\u00f8rt til at demokratiske allierte og ansatte har forlatt ham i hopetall. S\u00f8ndag ba lederen for Demokratenes kvinnegruppe i Kongressen, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Swalwell om \u00e5 trekke seg fra stillingen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_root_1xq52_1\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"auto\">WATCH: NBC&#8217;s Kristen Welker addresses the Eric Swalwell allegations in a throwaway question to U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds- not on substance but via the whataboutism of whether he will also vote to expel Tony Gonzales. (Still no mention anywhere of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick)<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Flere representanter, inkludert Byron Donalds, har offentlig sagt at de vil stemme for \u00e5 kaste Swalwell ut av Representantenes hus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">I sin uttalelse skriver Swalwell at han er kjent med et fors\u00f8k p\u00e5 \u00e5 fremme en \u00abumiddelbar avstemning om \u00e5 ekskludere meg og andre medlemmer\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p> Republikansk sexskandale<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Den republikanske kongressrepresentanten Tony Gonzales fra Texas kunngjorde mandag at han trekker seg fra kongressen. Beslutningen kommer bare dager f\u00f8r han kunne blitt den syvende representanten i historien som blir kastet ut av Representantenes hus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">\u2013 Det er en tid for alt, og Gud har en plan for oss alle. N\u00e5r Kongressen kommer tilbake i morgen, vil jeg levere inn min avgang fra vervet, skriver Gonzales p\u00e5 X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_root_1xq52_1\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"auto\">There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Gonzales har v\u00e6rt under etterforskning av Husets etikkomit\u00e9 for et forhold til en tidligere ansatt ved kontoret hans. Gonzales hadde erkjent en aff\u00e6re med vedkommende, noe som var et brudd p\u00e5 Husets regler. Den tidligere ansatte tok senere livet sitt, if\u00f8lge <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/13\/politics\/tony-gonzales-leaving-congress\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Foto: SAMUEL CORUM \/ AFP \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-normal\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"3455\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e7951b53-1055-420f-aa56-73c80b4d3f52.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"4607\"\/>Foto: SAMUEL CORUM \/ AFP \/ NTB<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Forrige uke publiserte San Antonio Express-News tekstmeldinger Gonzales angivelig sendte til kampanjens politiske direkt\u00f8r i juni 2020. I meldingene skal han blant annet ha spurt hva slags undert\u00f8y hun brukte, og gjentatte ganger bedt om nakenbilder. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Samtidig ble det internt arbeidet med en plan om \u00e5 fremme separate avstemninger for \u00e5 kaste ut b\u00e5de Gonzales og den allerede nevnte demokratiske kongressrepresentanten Eric Swalwell.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tips oss illustrasjon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776087192_916_pssst-small.webp.webp\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"title-serif-s\">Har du tips?<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-sans-m\">Send oss informasjon, bilder eller video.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/tips-oss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tips oss <\/a>      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"De mest alvorlige anklagene er rettet mot Demokraten Eric Swalwell. 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