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Johnson said he considered the resignations appropriate and described his concerns about expulsion votes.
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Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned before House colleagues could advance efforts to expel them. Both departures followed ethics scrutiny and separate allegations of misconduct, which Swalwell denied in part.
House Speaker who agreed that the resignations were the right decision and had previously opposed expulsion without a complete ethics investigation.
Former representative who resigned amid misconduct allegations and an announced House ethics investigation.
Swalwell's version of this story ↗Former representative who resigned amid an ethics probe and allegations of misconduct.
Gonzales's version of this story ↗Representative mentioned as the target of separate calls for expulsion after an ethics committee finding.
House Minority Leader who agreed with the resignations.
Representative who prepared an expulsion measure targeting Gonzales.
Representative mentioned as the target of calls for expulsion while under an ethics investigation.
Representative who prepared an expulsion measure targeting Swalwell and posted that the resignations were being arranged.
Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a staff member and amid an Ethics Committee investigation. Left-leaning outlets frame the departures as the result of bipartisan pressure and a congressional accountability moment. Center outlets pair Gonzales’s resignation with Eric Swalwell’s and focus on institutional accountability and proposed ethics reforms. Right-leaning outlets place it within broader House misconduct coverage and highlight possible expulsions or efforts to strip former members’ benefits.
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Representative who prepared an expulsion measure targeting Swalwell and posted that the resignations were being arranged.
