Eric Swalwell ‘could be facing jail’ over video as new allegations emerge

Democratic California Representative Eric Swalwell “could be facing jail,” according to Republican Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, citing an unverified video currently circulating online that she said raises criminal concerns.

In an X post on Monday, shared alongside a clip of a Fox News interview, Luna, who serves on the House Oversight Committee, wrote: “Based on a forensic report I’ve seen, Eric Swalwell could be facing jail soon. He did the right thing by resigning but his troubles aren’t over yet.”

During the interview itself, Luna said she believed Swalwell “has serious criminal problems on his hands” and “might end up in jail,” citing what she described as a forensic assessment related to a video that appears to show a man resembling Swalwell in a private room kissing a woman on a bed.

Newsweek has seen the video, which has circulated on social media in recent days, but has not independently verified its authenticity, origin, or context. Luna also claimed she had been told the individual who recorded the video may have been underage. Newsweek has not seen or confirmed any forensic report referenced by Luna, or the allegations she described, and has contacted her office for further details.

On Monday, Swalwell announced that he would be stepping down as the representative for California’s 14^th congressional district, amid a series of calls to do so and plans to introduce resolutions calling for his expulsion. This followed reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against Swalwell ranging from sexual harassment to rape.

“I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members,” Swalwell said in a statement. “Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong.”

Luna, who was bringing forward such a resolution, told Newsweek in an interview before his resignation that she was confident this would secure the required two-thirds majority vote in the House, as “most members of Congress, like 99.9 percent of them, feel the same way I do.”

“I think it’s at least something that we can agree on: That we don’t want, you know, predators and sexual harassers in the House of Representatives,” she said. “If there’s one thing we can agree on, let it be that.”

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has opened an investigation into the allegations against Swalwell, and the House Ethics Committee on Monday said it would also be launching an investigation.

Swalwell has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crime.

Newsweek contacted Swalwell’s Washington, D.C., office by phone outside of regular working hours for comment.

This is a developing story. More to come.