Four Democratic and Republican congressmen could be excluded in the coming days from the US House of Representatives, which has only seen such a scenario six times in its history.
One is Democrat Eric Swalwell, elected by the State of California, who has already suspended his campaign for governor after being accused of rape. Despite having admitted “errors of judgment”, denied the accusations published by the media.
Republican Tony Gonzales, elected from Texas, recently admitted to having had an extramarital relationship with an employee who ended up committing suicide. Under pressure from his supporters, he has already renounced his candidacy for the November elections.
Two congressmen elected by the State of Florida, Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, suspected embezzlement of campaign financing fundsand Republican Cory Mills, accused of sexual abuse and domestic violence, as well as campaign financing and gift violationsare also subject to exclusion processes that could begin this week.
The exclusion of a member from the Chamber of Deputies requires a two-thirds majority.
In the 237 years of history that the Chamber of Deputies already has, only six congressmen were excluded.
