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Nancy Mace Demands Resignation of Four Members of Congress Over Misconduct as Swalwell and Gonzales Both Quit

Gonzales said he would file retirement paperwork after acknowledging an affair with a staffer and dropping his reelection bid.

Nancy Mace Demands Resignation of Four Members of Congress Over Misconduct as Swalwell and Gonzales Both Quit
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Nancy Mace called for four House members to resign or face expulsion, and Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales announced plans to leave Congress that evening. The story also describes allegations against the four members and a criminal investigation involving Swalwell.

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Tony Gonzales
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX)

Representative who announced plans to retire from Congress after acknowledging an affair

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Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Representative who announced plans to resign amid misconduct allegations

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative calling for four House members to resign or face expulsion

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Former attorney general whom Mace supports compelling to testify

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Former U.S. Representative (D-FL)

Representative named in Mace’s resignation demand and facing ethics findings and allegations

Cory Mills
R · FL-7

Representative named in Mace’s resignation demand and facing ethics accusations

ALSO MENTIONED  Gavin Newsom, California governor mentioned as a potential successor to whom Swalwell had been a frontrunner

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Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell Announce Resignations from Congress

Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell announced they were leaving Congress. Coverage places Gonzales’s departure amid misconduct allegations. Left-leaning outlets range from emphasizing misconduct allegations and lawmakers’ responses to placing the departure in a broader critique of Trump’s economic record. Center outlets situate Gonzales’s departure amid misconduct allegations and calls for congressional accountability.

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