Once again, Eric Swalwell was caught peddling misinformation
Christopher Tremoglie
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has repeatedly declared his disdain for the spread of disinformation. However, he is consistently one of the many Democratic legislators guilty of doing it.
On Monday, the California legislator falsely claimed that former President Donald Trump had been convicted of sexual assault.
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“Donald Trump has been convicted of sexual assault,” Swalwell tweeted. “And [House Speaker] Kevin McCarthy is all in with his sexually abusive pal.”
Swalwell’s tweet was completely wrong and even potentially libelous. Trump was not and has not ever been convicted of sexual assault. Rather he was found liable for battery and defamation. The two things are very different.
Swalwell’s false statement was so egregious that he was viciously mocked by social media accounts throughout the country. Sarah Arnold from Townhall.com chronicled much of the pushback against the representative of California’s 14th Congressional District. Many ridiculed Swalwell for lying or being ignorant.
“Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) fell into another trap of mockery after making false accusations about former President Trump,” Arnold wrote. “Fact-checkers quickly pointed out the noticeable mistake Swalwell made when trying to bash Trump and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).”
Consider some of Swallwell’s other lies. In January, he tweeted that he was being removed from his congressional committees out of vengeance. He claimed Republicans had a vendetta against him, and that was the primary reason he was being removed. He even claimed some Republicans went on political shows and stated as much.
On Jan. 10, Swalwell tweeted, “Breaking, Rep. @ByronDonalds admits on @thereidout that @SpeakerMcCarthy is kicking me, @RepAdamSchiff, and @Ilhan off our committees purely out of vengeance.”
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Of course, just like much of what Swalwell claims, this was never true.
Usually, I would ask a hypothetical question: “When will congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) ever learn?” But the truth is, he won’t because he doesn’t have to. Swalwell is never held accountable for his lack of honesty, so he can lie as often as he wants. Nevertheless, no one should trust anything Swalwell says without verifying his claims.