Eric Swalwell accuser holds press conference
A woman who accused Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct is holding a news conference on Tuesday. Lonna Drewes is accompanied by her two attorneys.
“I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions after meeting him socially,” she said.
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Lisa Bloom, the attorney representing Lonna Drewes in her sexual assault complaint against Eric Swalwell, addressed Swalwell himself, telling him “own your behavior”.
She also asked that any other victims or witnesses contact her law firm.
Three additional women have reached out to her since yesterday, according to Bloom.
Attorney Lisa Bloom, who is representing Lonna Drewes, said that they will present all their evidence today to police, when formally accusing Eric Swalwell of sexual assault.
As part of the evidence, Bloom said they will present texts, a photograph and journal entries.
One of Lonna Drewes’ attorneys said that the allegations against Eric Swalwell are not political.
“This is about much more than politics,” Arick Fudali said. “Belittling such serious allegations is offensive to Lonna and to victims everywhere. This is not about Democrat versus Republican, this is about accountability versus silence.”
Lonna Drewes said that Eric Swalwell offered business connections when they first met.
Drewes says she was scared to report the alleged sexual assault.
Drewes added that she will be making a report to law enforcement on Tuesday.
Drewes accused Eric Swalwell on Tuesday of drugging her and raping her, during a press conference in Los Angeles.
“On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink,” Drewes said. “I only had one glass of wine.”
She went on to detail that he allegedly raped her and choked her, and she lost consciousness.
“I did not consent to any sexual activity,” she said.
Eric Swalwell accuser holds press conference
A woman who accused Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct is holding a news conference on Tuesday. Lonna Drewes is accompanied by her two attorneys.
“I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions after meeting him socially,” she said.
Dharna Noor
California congressman Ro Khanna is set to introduce legislation on Tuesday that would ban the export of gasoline during price surges, amid the rising gas prices triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.
“The country is crying out for a new energy policy,” said Khanna in an interview with the Guardian, “that doesn’t have us subject to the whims of the profits of big oil companies.”
The war on Iran has sparked the largest-ever disruption to fuel supply, causing the price of gasoline to spike dramatically. People in the US are now paying more than $4 per gallon at the pump.
Keeping domestic gasoline supplies at home, Khanna said, could lower the cost of gas for US consumers. During any period when national gas prices average $3.12 a gallon or higher, his proposed legislation would stop US shipments of refined gasoline to other countries.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday rebuked the US over the death of a Mexican immigrant who died in US immigration custody this week.
“We are going to defend Mexicans at every level,” Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing, according to the Associated Press, adding that “there are many Mexicans whose only crime is not having papers.”
On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a Mexican man, detained inside an ICE facility in Louisiana, died in their custody on 11 April. The man, Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, was the fifteenth Mexican citizen who has died in US custody in a year.
Sheinbaum’s government previously said it would file a legal brief supporting a lawsuit by detainees over poor conditions in US immigration detention centers and would raise the detainee deaths with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
On Tuesday, the Mexican president added that her government was also considering appealing to the United Nations.
Trump says Iran talks could resume over next two days – report
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Donald Trump has said that talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan over next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.
“You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we’re more inclined to go there,” Trump was quoted as saying.
After saying in an initial call that talks were unlikely to return to Pakistan, the Post said Trump called back minutes later to say it was “more likely” they would go back to Islamabad because the country’s army chief Asim Munir “is doing a great job”.
One consequence of the US-Israel war on Iran has been a surge in gas prices in the US: The average gas price is now more than $4 per gallon, up from about $3 a year ago.
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Former attorney general Pam Bondi was meant to testify before the House oversight committee today on the government’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, and the justice department’s release of files relating to the late sex offender.
However, the panel was informed last week that since she no longer serves as an administration official she would no longer sit for lawmakers.
Robert Garcia, the committee’s top Democrat, has continued to slam Bondi’s decision, noting that the subpoeana stands regardless of her position. “If she continues to ignore the law, Oversight Dems will move forward with contempt proceedings immediately,” he said in a statement.
A reminder that at 12.30pm ET a woman “with serious sexual misconduct allegations” against Swalwell will hold a press conference alongside her attorneys, Lisa Bloom and Arick Fudali.
Both lawyers have previously represented victims in sexual misconduct cases involving Bill O’Reilly and Jeffrey Epstein, “will describe the next legal steps” in the woman’s case.
As Swalwell has announced his resignation from Congress, he will probably avoid the House ethics committee investigation that was launched on Monday. This, of course, doesn’t prohibit any criminal or civil charges being brought against the representative.
Luna vows expulsion vote if Swalwell doesn’t officially resign today
Anna Paulina Luna, the Republican congresswoman from Florida, said that she would push for an expulsion vote if Eric Swalwell didn’t formally resign with the Clerk of the House by 2pm ET today.
Notably, the embattled California Democrat did not say when he would officially step down in his resignation announcement. Instead, Swalwell said he is working with his staff to ensure they can “serve the needs” of constituents. Luna, for her part, called this “not binding” and “wormy”.
Luna said she would also continue her expulsion resolution against Tony Gonzales if he doesn’t follow through with his plan to file his “retirement from office” today.
Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, slipped toward $98 per barrel on Tuesday. This comes after Donald Trump’s claims that Iranian officials want to make a deal “very badly” and a blockade of Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz.
The price of oil has ricocheted throughout the war on Iran, peaking at $119 per barrel at the end of March. On Monday, Chris Wright, the US energy secretary, sais oil prices will peak “in the next few weeks” until the US gets “meaningful ship traffic through the strait of Hormuz”.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/14/house-swalwell-gonzales-trump-congress-iran-politics-latest-news-updates
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