Swalwell ripped for changing his tune on how sexual assault victims 'deserve to be heard'
California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing backlash on social media after it was reported that his lawyer was sending cease-and-desist letters to Swalwell's accusers a day before...
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California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell , D-Calif., is facing backlash on social media after it was reported that his lawyer was sending cease-and-desist letters to Swalwell's accusers a day before multiple bombshell allegations were published on Friday. Swalwell, who once called on lawmakers to hear out women raising allegations against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearings and said they "deserve to be heard," is now being slammed for hypocrisy. "I saw continued demeaning of victims of sexual assault, people who deserve to be heard, people who deserve their allegations to be investigated and a president who wants to rush this through," Swalwell said in an interview with MSNBC at the time. "And so, for Brett Kavanaugh’s sake, if he is innocent, I hope tomorrow he opens his statement and says, ‘You know what? Bring in all the victims, all of them to be questioned.’ That will clear his name if he is indeed innocent," Swalwell added. SWALWELL VOWS TO MAKE ICE AGENTS 'UN-HIRABLE' IN CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT POSITIONS The resurfaced clip comes as Swalwell has made efforts to downplay allegations against him as he leads a crowded field of gubernatorial hopefuls in a race to replace outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is prevented by term limits from remaining in the role. Jonathan Turley, a Fox News contributor and Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, took to X on Friday, saying Swalwell is "hoping that voters will apply a different standard than the one he applied to Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation." "When Kavanaugh was asserting his innocence, Swalwell was leading the mob," Turley continued. Mike Davis, the former chief counsel for nominations in the Senate Judiciary Committee, posted "Receipt time" on X while resurfacing an old Swalwell post attacking Kavanaugh. "Oh, how I remember this hypocritical predator peddling these utterly bullsh-- allegations agains…