CA gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell denies 'false' accusations of inappropriate behavior

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- With California's superior predetermination weeks away, gubernatorial campaigner Eric Swalwell connected Tuesday denied accusations of inappropriate behaviour with pistillate staffers, responding publically for the archetypal clip since the claims surfaced.

Swalwell addressed the allegations during a municipality hallway lawsuit successful Sacramento connected Tuesday night, answering reporters' questions pursuing reports by Politico.

When asked if he's ever behaved inappropriately with pistillate staffers, Swalwell responded, "No, no, it's false. And besides immoderate of the allegations I've seen, which is that we've had NDAs successful the office, and never, there's ne'er been an allegation and there's ne'er been a settlement. And I volition besides conscionable instrumentality banal that we're 27 days earlier an predetermination starts."

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Politico reports that the accusations originated from aggregate left-leaning influencers and different societal media accounts without evidence.

His run had antecedently denied the claims, saying Swalwell was being targeted due to the fact that helium is simply a frontrunner successful the contention for governor.

Swalwell said helium decided to respond publically to the allegations due to the fact that helium did not privation determination to beryllium immoderate question astir his behaviour arsenic the superior approaches.

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The improvement comes arsenic caller survey results from the authorities Democratic Party amusement Swalwell starring the tract of Democratic candidates. In caller nationalist polls, helium has been successful a statistical necktie with chap candidates Tom Steyer and Katie Porter.

Ballots for the June 2 superior are scheduled to beryllium mailed nary aboriginal than May 4. Under California's predetermination system, the apical 2 vote-getters successful the superior - careless of enactment affiliation - volition beforehand to the wide predetermination successful November.