Posted on 04/19/2026 6:06:32 AM PDT by Libloather
Rep. Nancy Mace is calling for a reckoning in the halls of Congress after the resignation of Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. She accused the political establishment of shielding predators to protect their own power and introduced a resolution to stop it.
Mace joined "Saturday in America" to discuss the resolution she put forward for the House Ethics Committee to release its records on sexual harassment by lawmakers.
"I think there should be an avalanche of resignations," Mace said. "I want every single predator that’s in Congress now to be forced to resign. I don’t care how long it takes. If we can do it fast, let’s do it now, regardless of party."
Mace’s renewed action comes after Swalwell resigned from Congress and ended his California gubernatorial bid earlier this month following multiple sexual misconduct allegations. At least five women have accused him of misconduct, including Lonna Drewes, who alleges he drugged and raped her in a hotel room in 2018.
Since the allegations surfaced, some journalists and political operatives have said Swalwell’s behavior was widely known on Capitol Hill. Mace said she wants to end the culture of silence on both sides of the political aisle.
"Both parties decided that they would vote against revealing the sexual harassment records of their own party," Mace said of a previous vote that failed on the issue.
"What happens is both parties will protect the other because they don't want their skeletons out there," she added.
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I’m waiting for the far left’s Handmaiden tails males to come forward and start accusing shiffty Schiff.
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Swalwell was protected. But then the truth came out.
And the media and everyone else shrugged and said, “Yeah, we knew that. Who didn’t?”
There are other people being protected.
The media knows about these others, but the news media does not wish to report the news.
It’s a big club. And you’re not in it.
don’t they have slush fund to pay off harassment accusers? just release the accounting of that.
Politics attracts psychopaths, and DC is full of them.
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I have to agree with Mace on this one.
Swalwell and Gallego are two of the most ambitious, partisan and divisive politicians in Washington and both have power obsession with moving on to higher office
While it goes without saying that they are very stupid people, you have to have a high degree of arrogance and confidence that you are untouchable to allow a couple of underage hookers film you in action with their cell phone cameras.
I’m sure its worse among Democrats. It explains the disinterest of the fake news mafia. They circled the wagons for Ruben Gallego when he ran against Kari Lake in 2024.
We can’t the Epstein files fully released, we can’t get files from a host of other scandals released, if the full truth were released it could release an election tsunami of people getting voted out...
It’s mutually assured destruction; both sides would lose a host of congressmen and Senators, each side has agreed to keep thing secret and only used when the cost of protecting the politician becomes inconvenient.
I support releasing the files but how many could just be “false accusations” ?
Does raping the Constitution of the United States count?!?
If so, essentially all of Congress needs to resign.
Forget Epstein, let’s see the Congress list.
Forget Epstein, let’s see the Congress list.
Probably why so many in Congress are focused like a laser on the Epstein files.
Start by releasing the payout files.
I believe the list she is trying to release is based on that fund
Actually she is right and it would be the moral thing to do. Where is Daniel Ellsberg when you really need him? Can’t imagine the amount of security surrounding that file or if the records and data still exist.
HOORAY Nancy Mace! CONgre$$?
Now it's low hanging fruit for a lazy and stupid press. Bon Appétit.
GREAT point.
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