Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) says she will force a House floor vote next week on removing embattled Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from Congress following stunning sexual assault allegations against him – saying she won’t serve with “sexual deviants.”
Luna made the comment to Fox News on Saturday, a day after a former unidentified staffer said he sexually assaulted her on two occasions while she was intoxicated, including at a 2024 charity gala in New York.
“I hate having to be kind of the hall monitor of Congress if you will, but it’s gotten really bad,” she said. “Eric has the option. I’m going to bring this vote next week. If Democrats want to protect this type of garbage – I wouldn’t recommend it – but they’re going to be put on the board for that.”
“I am filing a motion to expel Eric Swalwell from Congress,” she simultaneously announced on X.
Swalwell said “these allegations of sexual assault are flat false” and “did not happen,” while apologizing to his wife for “mistakes in judgement.”
A motion to expel is considered privileged in the House – meaning Luna can compel lawmakers to vote up or down on Swalwell, who is a leading Democratic candidate for governor in the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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