The rapid downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over sexual misconduct and rape allegations is threatening to claim the future political ambitions of Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) as a casualty.
Gallego is a possible 2028 White House contender for Democrats. But his proximity to Swalwell in the wake of sexual assault accusations from at least five women has forced Gallego into overdrive to distance himself from a disgraced family friend.
“Look, I messed up. I’m human,” Gallego told select reporters in his Washington office Tuesday. “I trusted this man. I trusted him to watch my children. I would watch his children. He knew that I’d just gone through the most bruising campaign, where I was accused of being a mule for the cartel, where my kids were subjected to TV commercials about what an awful human being I was, and he knew how to prey on that. And I was a loyal
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