Anna Paulina Luna's chilling expulsion vow for FOUR 'corrupt' lawmakers embroiled in sleazy sex and ethics scandals
Gonzales left his reelection bid amid pressure over an affair with a subordinate that he admitted to.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Daily Mail, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The Daily Mail is an established publisher with attributed reporting, but this article uses sensational language and relies substantially on allegations and politicians' social media statements. The passage provides limited independent corroboration or context for several claims.
- Source type — An established international news publisher, though this report is framed in a tabloid style.
- Author attribution — A named US political reporter is credited.
- Editorial standards — The article attributes allegations and includes a denial from Mills, but does not provide extensive corroboration.
- Transparency — The reporting identifies its author and quotes public statements, while offering limited sourcing detail for some allegations.
The report names the lawmakers, attributes allegations and statements, includes Mills's denial, and gives details of the Ethics panel finding. Its account relies heavily on allegations and social media posts, with limited independent corroboration and little detail on the expulsion process or responses from several people accused.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives substantial space to allegations and calls for resignation or expulsion, while including Swalwell's denial of the allegations and Mills's denial. It offers little independent corroboration or broader context and does not include responses from all the lawmakers discussed.
- Counterarguments presented — Swalwell calls the allegations false and Mills denies allegations; comparable responses from all those discussed are not included.
- Loaded language — The headline uses strongly charged language, although the body more often attributes claims to their sources.
- Source diversity — The article draws mainly on lawmakers' social media posts and reported allegations, with limited independent sourcing.
- Omitted context — It gives little detail about the expulsion process or the evidence behind several allegations.
The article criticizes or recounts allegations against lawmakers from both parties and reports calls for expulsion without a clear partisan tilt. Its sensational headline is loaded, but the framing does not consistently favor one party.
- Language tone — The headline uses charged terms such as “chilling,” “corrupt” and “sleazy,” but the article discusses lawmakers from both parties.
- Source selection — It includes statements and actions from lawmakers in both parties, along with the denials or responses reported in the text.
- Framing — The report centers on allegations and expulsion demands across party lines rather than arguing for a partisan position.
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Anna Paulina Luna and other House members are urging the expulsion of four colleagues amid sexual misconduct and ethics allegations. The article reports that Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales have left their respective reelection or gubernatorial campaigns, while the others face separate allegations or ethics findings.
The article says Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna is leading demands to expel Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, and that other lawmakers have called for the expulsion or resignation of Swalwell, Gonzales, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills. Swalwell suspended his California gubernatorial campaign after a woman alleged sexual encounters while he was her boss, including rape; he apologized for past mistakes and called the allegations false. Gonzales abandoned his reelection bid after pressure over an affair with a subordinate that he admitted to.
Cherfilus-McCormick was found guilty by a House Ethics panel of rule and ethics violations, including alleged theft of taxpayer funds. Mills faces allegations involving campaign funds, women, federal contracts and his military record, which he has denied. The article also recounts the 2023 House vote expelling George Santos and his comments about Swalwell and Gonzales.
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SWIPE →Texas representative who abandoned his reelection bid after admitting to an affair with a subordinate
California representative facing sexual misconduct allegations
Swalwell's version of this story ↗Florida representative leading demands to expel colleagues
Luna's version of this story ↗Florida representative found guilty of House ethics violations and named in expulsion demands
Cherfilus-McCormick's version of this story ↗Former New York representative, cited as the most recent member expelled from the House
South Carolina representative calling for four colleagues to resign
President who commuted Santos's sentence
New York representative calling for three colleagues to resign or be expelled
Florida representative facing allegations and calls to resign
North Carolina representative who called for removing members accused of preying on women
Part of a bigger story
7 OUTLETSOutlets report that lawmakers are considering or seeking House expulsion votes against Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell amid separate sexual misconduct allegations. Gonzales acknowledged an affair with a staffer, and both men are discussed as possible targets. Center outlets focus on lawmakers’ proposed expulsion votes and the allegations behind them, often placing the issue in a broader House-accountability dispute. Right-leaning outlets stress a possible wider expulsion showdown, including reciprocal efforts and other lawmakers.
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- Fox News · Lawmakers put expulsion threats atop House agenda as return sets up high-stakes week
- New York Post · Swalwell sex scandal triggers expulsion showdown in Congress
- Hindustan Times · What are the allegations against Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales? Lawmakers call for expulsion; 'they need to go home'
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