Progressives notch victory in race to replace Swalwell following sexual assault scandal

Aisha Wahab beat Melissa Hernandez in the California special election to replace Eric Swalwell, marking another progressive win in the Democratic war.

Things can indeed get worse for the former Democratic congressman

Federal agents also ‘seized electronic devices’ from former Democratic representative at San Francisco airport Authorities are said to have searched the Washington DC home of disgraced former California Democratic representative Eric Swalwell on Sunday amid an ongoing law enforcement investigation into sexual assault a

Sources: FBI searches former Rep. Eric Swalwell's home in federal investigation connected to sexual assault claims  CNN

Most sex crimes are prosecuted by state and local authorities. The federal agents appeared to be using civil rights statutes to scrutinize Mr. Swalwell’s conduct, a person familiar with the case said.

FBI seizes devices from Eric Swalwell at SFO and raids his D.C. home amid federal sex‑assault probe.

Swalwell, a former Democratic representative, resigned from Congress in April following the sexual assault allegations