Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is refusing to say if he pushed Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to resign.
Surrounded by reporters while on the go, Jeffries refused to say if he had any hand in pushing Swalwell – who faces mounting allegations of sexual ssault – to leave his congressional seat.
“Did you push Swalwell to resign?” a man asked.
“Member conversations that I’ve had will remain private,” he said.
When asked why he did not publicly call on Swalwell to resign given the allegations, Jeffries simply said, “He made the right decision.”
Swalwell’s political career took a hit over the weekend after a former staffer told the San Francisco Chronicle that the Democrat congressman allegedly sexually assaulted her on different occasions. Accusations range from attempted kissing to Swalwell allegedly pulling out his genitalia and asking for oral sex. That accuser also claims she woke up naked in Swalwell’s hotel bed after a night out drinking.
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