The wife of disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell was spotted flying solooutside their $1.2 million Washington, D.C. homeas the under-fire former congressman has stayed in hiding for more than a month.
The sighting comes as Swalwell — who abandoned his bid for California governor before resigning from Congress over a series of sexual misconduct allegations — hasn’t been seen since he responded to the initial claims on April 10.
Two days later, he suspended his bid for governor before calls for him to resign from congress led him to resign on April 14. He has reputedlydenied the allegationsagainst him, include accusations of rape and making sexually charged overtures at staff.
Swalwell hasn’tshown his face since posting a videoon April 10 denying the initial allegations.
Subsequent public statements have come from his lawyers, including one attorney hepaid using campaign funds to fight the claims.
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He wasreportedly still usingSnapchat — the social media app through which he’s accused of sending explicit photos — to message former staffers as recently as two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, his wife has stayed mum on fiasco.
On Monday, she was seen crossing the street outside the couple’s D.C. home wearing sunglasses and a hat, as well chatting with a few unidentified people in a car.
Late last month, shewas spotted at Mexico Los Cabos International Airportwith her three children after enjoying a week-long luxury escape at a resort dubbed “a billionaire’s playground.”
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