Sen. Mark Warner won’t say if Swalwell should resign over allegations

Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, did not respond Sunday whether he thinks Rep. Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, should resign from Congress after recent allegations of sexual misconduct.

“I want to ask about the allegations made against one of your Democratic colleagues, Eric Swalwell, over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct,” CNN’s Dana Bash said on “State of the Union.” “He denies these allegations as false and says they never happened. You were a leader of your party. Do you think he should resign from Congress or face expulsion?”

“You know, Dana, I saw the reports,” Warner said. “I think I’ve met Mr. Swalwell once or twice. I want to hear his side of the story, but obviously if any of these allegations are true, he shouldn’t be running for governor again. But again, I don’t know any of the facts. And I’m a little old-fashioned. I feel like I should hear the facts before I start speaking out.”

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., was asked about Rep. Eric Swalwell’s sexual misconduct allegations on CNN. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Warner did not say whether he thought Swalwell should resign his congressional seat if the allegations prove true. Bash did not follow up with Warner after his response.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Warner’s office for comment.

Swalwell was accused by a former staffer of sexually assaulting her while she was intoxicated. The San Francisco Chronicle was first to tell the story of the anonymous former employee, and three other women have since spoken to CNN with allegations of misconduct.

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Swalwell is running for governor of California but has since faces calls to abandonincluding within his own party. He vowed to fight the allegations against him.

A former staffer has accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual assault. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations, and I thought it was important for you to see and hear from me directly. These allegations of sexual assault are flat out false,” Swalwell said in a video posted Friday.

“They are absolutely false. They did not happen. They never happened. And I will fight them with everything I have.”

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Some Democratic candidates have begun calling on Swalwell to resign from Congress as well, including Virginia Rep. Eugene Vindman, New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and California Reps. Ro Khanna and Jared Huffman.

Democratic politicians have called on Eric Swalwell to withdraw from the race for California governor amid growing allegations. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Fellow gubernatorial candidates Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Tony Thurmond also called on Swalwell to resign.

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Fox News’ Madison Colombo contributed to this report.