Congress Faces 2 New Resignations and 2 Active Probes in Renewed Misconduct Reckoning
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Updated · TIME · May 11
Congress Faces 2 New Resignations and 2 Active Probes in Renewed Misconduct Reckoning
3 articles · Updated · TIME · May 11
Summary
Two lawmakers — Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales — resigned on April 14 after separate sexual misconduct allegations and House Ethics Committee scrutiny, marking Congress’s sharpest such flare-up since #MeToo.
Two sitting Republicans, Chuck Edwards and Cory Mills, now remain under active ethics investigation; Mills has been under formal probe since November, and recent reports say the panel has issued more than 20 subpoenas in his case.
House disclosures show the committee has opened 20 sexual-misconduct investigations involving members since 2017, but only 15 have been publicly identified, underscoring how much of the system still operates out of view.
The renewed scrutiny has revived doubts about whether post-2017 reforms changed Capitol Hill’s culture, with staff advocates arguing lawmakers still hold overwhelming power over employees who lack normal HR and whistleblower protections.