US Lawmaker Swalwell Suspends California Governor Campaign After Sexual Assault Allegations

WASHINGTON, April ⁠12 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. Representative ⁠Eric Swalwell said ​on Sunday he ‌is suspending his ‌campaign ⁠for ⁠California governor as he deals with ​sexual assault allegations.

“I am suspending ​my campaign for Governor. ⁠To my ⁠family, staff, ⁠friends, and ​supporters, I am deeply ​sorry ⁠for mistakes in judgment I’ve made ⁠in my past. I will fight the ⁠serious, false allegations that have been made – but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” he wrote ⁠on social media website X.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in ​Washington; Editing by ​Christian Schmollinger)

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