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Greene: ‘More members’ of Congress guilty of conduct ‘similar’ to allegations against Swalwell, Gonzales

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by Max Rego - 04/13/26 11:18 PM ET

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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that she believes more members of Congress are guilty of conduct “similar” to what Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) have been accused.

“Congress is no place for that type of behavior. But I have to tell you, it’s a lot more prevalent. I think there’s more members of Congress that are guilty of things similar to Congressman Swalwell and Congressman Gonzales, and we just haven’t seen them, basically, get caught,” Greene, who left Congress in January, told host Kaitlan Collins on CNN’s “The Source.”

Gonzales and Swalwell said Monday they will resign from the House amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which sparked separate investigations by the House Ethics Committee.

On Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle detailed accusations of sexual assault levied by a former aide against Swalwell, who was running for governor of California until he ended his campaign Sunday. CNN also reported on three women who accused the California lawmaker of separate instances of sexual misconduct, including unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos.

As for Gonzales, the San-Antonio Express News reported earlier this year that he had an affair with his district director, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, who later died by suicide. Text messages said to be extracted from her phone and provided by her widower to media outlets, including The Hill, appeared to show Gonzales soliciting sexual material from Santos-Aviles as she said he was going too far.

Gonzales admitted to the affair last month. Swalwell, meanwhile, said he will fight the “false allegations” made against him but admitted to prior “mistakes in judgment” in announcing his resignation.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who joined Greene on CNN, said the two outgoing lawmakers “did despicable things” and noted he would have voted to expel both if given the opportunity.

“What Representative Swalwell did and what Representative Gonzales did is disgusting,” the California Democrat added.

Greene also said that the resignations may have been the result of “conversations” between House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on a “one-for-one resignation.”

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