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I interviewed Eric Swalwell in studio last November. I made clear at the time it was not an endorsement. It was also the last elected official I agreed to sit down with — and there was a reason for that. My intuition was going off the moment it was over. So were my DMs. Credible people were reaching out with information I could not ignore, and I drew a hard line after that interview and started having conversations with women I trusted. Those women went on to bravely break this story wide open. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress on April 14th at exactly 2pm Eastern. The timing was not random. The moment a congressman resigns the House Ethics Committee loses all jurisdiction over them. He calculated that. There was an expulsion vote coming, an accuser had just held a press conference in Beverly Hills with an attorney and physical evidence, and three more women had contacted her attorney within twenty four hours of that single press conference. He did not leave on his own terms. He left because every other option had already closed. What this video covers is not just the resignation. It is everything that was already known before the Chronicle published a single word, who knew it, how long they had it, and why nobody with the power to act decided it was their problem to address. Adam Schiff endorsed his gubernatorial campaign. California's biggest labor unions endorsed it. Consultants tied to Gavin Newsom worked it. All of it happening while the rumors were loud enough that some endorsement interviewers were asking him directly about his reputation to his face. Lonna Drewes stood at a podium in Beverly Hills and delivered texts, photographs, and journal entries to the LA County Sheriff that same afternoon. She told you exactly why she waited eight years before you could even ask the question. Three more women came forward within twenty four hours. The Manhattan DA opened a criminal investigation. A former staffer described injuries. His own chief of staff issued a public statement distancing himself completely the moment Swalwell stepped down.He resigned from Congress. He cannot resign from any of that. The Ethics Committee investigation is dead. The criminal investigations are very much alive and in the hands of prosecutors who do not have to calculate political cost. This is not the end of the Swalwell story. It is the part where it actually starts. We need more pro-democracy voices to counter the endless misinformation and propaganda coming from the right. I can’t grow this work without you — so if you value straight-to-camera reporting, fact-checked analysis, and unfiltered coverage, subscribe, share with a friend, and help this message reach more people. Every view, share, and subscription amplifies the voices fighting for accountability, transparency, and fairness in our democracy. 💛💛💛 CONNECT WITH ME: 💛💛💛 https://www.instagram.com/iamlorenp/ https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlorenp?lang=en https://buymeacoffee.com/iamlorenp https://www.facebook.com/iamlorenp/ LISTEN 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-loren-piretra-show/id1889550138 https://open.spotify.com/show/4pQGzBZMq1I01wUdrecNEs?si=5ec8ea0b3d984390&nd=1&dlsi=7841429f8ac0483f

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