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The Department of Justice is investigating former Congressman Eric Swalwell for alleged sexual assault, a source familiar told The Daily Wire Thursday.<\/p>\n
The disgraced California Democrat is already under investigation for two separate sexual assault incidents by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department. Few details are known about the Justice Department investigation, which NOTUS<\/a> first reported Thursday.<\/p>\n Several women have come forward accusing Swalwell of sexual harassment or assault, with the allegations ranging from rape to sending inappropriate images over Snapchat.<\/p>\n \u201cHe raped me, and he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness,\u201d model\u00a0Lonna Drewes\u00a0told reporters in California on Tuesday regarding a 2018 incident at a West Hollywood hotel. \u201cAnd I thought I died. I did not consent to any sexual activity.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not doubt. Fear of his political power, his background as an attorney, and his family law enforcement ties,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n Swalwell resigned from Congress on Tuesday after dropping out of the California governor\u2019s race over the weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cI am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I\u2019ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,\u201d Swalwell said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro set up a tip line for possible leads related to Swalwell in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve gotten some, but we\u2019re trying to make sense as to whether or not they involve this jurisdiction or whether they involve a crime at all,\u201d Pirro told The Daily Wire<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cWe have to go through a process where we actually review that and not just count the numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n However, she said if he is charged and convicted of rape, he could face years behind bars. Swalwell has yet to be arrested or criminally charged in any case.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s just put it this way. Based upon an allegation that\u2019s already been made of possibly drugging, choking, and then raping a woman,\u201d Pirro said. \u201cYou\u2019re talking about decades in prison,\u201d Pirro added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n