A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies.
The letters said the women’s claims were “undermined” by their “voluntary and cooperative relationship with Mr. Swalwell over the course of many years” following the alleged incidents, including the former staffer asking him for job references.
Edit: Let’s see how this plays out first and not pull another Al Franken.
It blows my mind that people still don’t understand why women “cooperate” with their abusers. I feel like it has to be willful ignorance at this point.
Edit: Let’s see how this plays out first and not pull another Al Franken.
Oh, fuck off.
It blows my mind that people still don’t understand why women “cooperate” with their abusers. I feel like it has to be willful ignorance at this point.
For years?