Comic Invoice Maher blasted former US Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., as a “f–king creep” in a “Actual Time” takedown Friday, pointing to earlier encounters with the disgraced Democrat that raised pink flags.
“I’ve bought to say, we had him on a few instances. Ask my employees, I by no means appreciated him,” Maher mentioned.
“I’ve all the time thought this man was a f–king creep. I by no means appreciated him and, but, so many Democrats stood by him, and now that we’re discovering out that it was such an open secret.”
Maher highlighted a slew of different “open secrets and techniques” involving figures prior to now who confronted comparable allegations, together with former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, former comic Invoice Cosby, former US Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and former President Invoice Clinton.
“I hear this so many instances … It was an open secret,” he mentioned. “What’s going on right here the place it takes so lengthy for the open secret to [come out]?”
He proceeded to name out Republicans for showing to say ethical superiority on the problem regardless of misconduct accusations having been made in opposition to lawmakers on either side of the aisle.
Within the course of, Maher cited E. Jean Carroll, who made accusations in opposition to President Donald Trump.
Maher’s feedback come as Swalwell battles quite a few sexual misconduct and harassment allegations from 5 totally different ladies who lately got here ahead to recount their experiences.
Following the allegations, Swalwell suspended his marketing campaign for California governor and resigned from his place in Congress.
Whereas he has denied the allegations of misconduct, he has admitted to creating errors prior to now.
“I’m deeply sorry to my household, employees and constituents for errors in judgment I’ve made in my previous,” Swalwell mentioned in an announcement saying his resignation.
“I’ll combat the intense, false allegations made in opposition to me. Nevertheless, I need to take duty and possession for the errors I did make.”
The Division of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the a number of allegations in opposition to Swalwell, a supply aware of the matter confirmed to Fox Information Digital.
District attorneys for each Los Angeles and New York have additionally launched their very own respective investigations.
Legal professionals for Swalwell didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
