Two US Congress members to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations

NEW YORK: Two members of the US House of Representatives who are facing expulsion over sexual misconduct allegations have announced that they are resigning.

Democrat Eric Swalwell, who was also running for governor of California, announced on X on Monday that he was resigning from Congress, even as he made a contradictory statement insisting the allegations were false, but also saying he was sorry for “mistakes in judgment”.

Swalwell, who was seen as a rising star in the party, had announced on Sunday that he was suspending his campaign for governor.

Republican Tony Gonzales, who had resisted calls to quit after a staffer committed suicide amid allegations he coerced her to have an affair, also announced his intention to resign with a cryptic line, “There is a season for everything, and God has a plan for us all”.

Swalwell is facing a criminal investigation in New York City, where one of the four women who have made allegations against him said he sexually attacked her at a city hotel.