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Chasstev365

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SheltieLover

(80,997 posts)
1. Repuke rat fuckery in plain view!
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:00 PM
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WhiskeyGrinder

(27,049 posts)
2. Because journalists were reporting out the allegations. It takes weeks to months to nail a story like this down, and it
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:02 PM
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requires talking to a lot of people, many of whose names or even presence aren't even mentioned in the final article. People talk.

The first victim saw that rumors were going around so she called the campaign to see if her name was out there.

https://archive.ph/IDj4E

The woman began speaking with a Chronicle reporter last month as she considered whether to make her allegations public. When rumors about Swalwell’s conduct began circulating online, the woman said she was confused because she had told only a small circle of family and close friends about what had happened to her. She said she was “petrified” that Swalwell had told people about their encounters or that her name had appeared in an opposition research file compiled by a rival campaign.

She said she called the Swalwell campaign in late March to find out whether her name had surfaced among rumored victims. A staffer on the campaign, she said, asked her to vouch for Swalwell.

She said the staffer asked her whether Swalwell had ever been inappropriate with her, and then, when she hesitated to answer, said, “Actually, I don’t want to know.” When the campaign staffer told her that Swalwell was not afraid of the rumors because he had not done anything inappropriate, the woman said she felt determined to speak out.

“He was so confident that I would stay silent that he wasn’t scared,” she said of Swalwell.

lostincalifornia

(5,419 posts)
3. What is the social media source, or is it just speculation? That being said, the fact the multiple women have come
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:07 PM
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forward, and high ranking members in his campaign for Governor have resigned implies that they believe the reports.

Regardless, whether the piece of garbage stone was involved in this or not, are the reports true?



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