House Republican plans motion to oust Swalwell from Congress amid sexual assault allegations

"I am filing a motion to expel Eric Swalwell from Congress," she wrote in a Saturday morning tweet.

A former staffer told the San Francisco Chronicle that when she was 17 and Swalwell was 38, he began messaging her on the social media platform Snapchat, a messaging platform in which messages between users disappear. The woman, who the Chronicle did not identify, said Swalwell began sending her inappropriate pictures and requesting pictures of her naked body.

She also claimed that in 2024 she woke up alone in Swalwell's hotel room after a night she did not remember with "vaginal bleeding," according to the Chronicle.

Fox News Digital reached out to Swalwell's and Luna's offices but did not immediately receive a response.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement Saturday, "As we continue to learn more, these allegations from multiple sources are deeply troubling and must be taken seriously."

Meanwhile, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York City said it was investigating allegations against Swalwell. 

"We urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373," an office spokesperson said. "Our specially trained prosecutors, investigators, and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner."

Luna also lambasted the Dems on X, writing, "So the Dems don't want Swalwell to be governor of California, but he can stay a member of Congress? Are we running a halfway house for sexual predators in Congress now? No. He should not be allowed to stay in Congress."

Luna's motion to expel Swalwell, should she get it to the House floor, would require a two-thirds majority vote from Congress in order to pass.