Supporters of disgraced former Congressman Eric Swalwell are having trouble getting their donations backafter his stunning political fallafter sexual assault allegations.
At least 200 donors want to get back $1.5 million in refunds, according to an internal campaign documentviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor days after reports published April 10 by the Chronicle and CNN detailed the Democrat pursuing women inappropriately, including an allegation of rape. He isunder investigationby multiple authorities.
Social media influencers who helped bring the accusations to light have urged donors to get their money back from Swalwell. Many donors expressed regret for their financial support.
Kathy Griffin — one of many Hollywood donors who showered Swalwell with cash — said on her podcast she clawed back her $10,000 donation to his campaign and donated it to a progressive media organization.
“I’m very proud I was able to get the donation back from Swalwell-world,” she said.
Juanita Kizor, an Orinda resident who gave $500 to Swalwell’s campaign just hours before the scandal broke, told The California Post she hasn’t heard anything at all back from the campaign.
She said she reached out to ActBlue, the Democratic online fundrasing platform, which gave her a small percentage back, about 5 dollars.
“I said, ‘Well, what about the 500?’ and they gave me a an email address,” she said. She wrote to the campaign over the weekend and was met with silence. She told The Post she’ll perhaps try again.
Other donors have been seemingly told by the campaign that there’s no guidance. El Sobrante resident Mike Hsieh told the Chronicle that a former campaign staffer apologized for not being able to help.
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