Pelosi and Bipartisan Allies Turn Expulsion Threats Into Actual Resignations for Swalwell and Gonzales as Ethics Targets Cherfilus‑McCormick Next
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House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group of lawmakers transformed weeks of expulsion threats into immediate departures this week when Rep. Eric Swalwell and Rep. Tony Gonzales announced they would resign rather than face floor votes. Both members announced their resignations on Monday and were officially gone by Tuesday as pressure from colleagues and party leaders intensified; multiple accounts say Pelosi personally urged Swalwell to step down after allegations surfaced, and bipartisan lawmakers signaled they would press for removal votes rather than let the members remain while under ethics scrutiny.