A former staffer to Rep. Eric Swalwell told the San Francisco Chronicle the California Democrat and gubernatorial frontrunner sexually assaulted her twice while she was intoxicated. The staffer confirmed to NOTUS she made the allegations and received a cease-and-desist letter from Swalwell’s lawyer.
The letter, dated April 9 and sent via text message by the Los Angeles law firm Dabaie Kelley, demands the recipient “immediately and permanently” stop discussing the accusations in any form — oral, written or electronic.
Swalwell’s attorneys said in the letter that the recipient’s allegations were “fatally undermined by your voluntary and cooperative relationship with Mr. Swalwell over the course of many years following the period” she described.