Another accusation = guilt

[Keithambrose]

On 4/12/2026 at 7:28 PM, vinapu said:

Lee Oswald came to her recue I guess

And Aristotle Onassis!

[Keithambrose]

16 hours ago, caeron said:

 

The timing isn't that surprising. Victims often seem to come forward at times like this, perhaps triggered by the idea that their abuser is going to get rewarded instead of punished.

Fair point. Further evidence  coming out, plus Swalwell's guarded comments, dont look good. 

[unicorn]

7 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Fair point. Further evidence  coming out, plus Swalwell's guarded comments, dont look good. 

I agree. Just the fact that he resigned, and admitted to "using poor judgment" and having to patch things up with his wife definitely suggest that at the very least he had an extra-marital affair. I'm not sure rape was involved, but it seems as though something happened at this point.

[Pete1111]

1 hour ago, unicorn said:

I agree. Just the fact that he resigned, and admitted to "using poor judgment" and having to patch things up with his wife definitely suggest that at the very least he had an extra-marital affair. I'm not sure rape was involved, but it seems as though something happened at this point.

The accusations "I woke up in bed, not knowing how" suggest the worst.  That they waited until now to make the claim is difficult to forgive, if Swalwell was forcing himself on multiple women under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  

I hear the arguments, that this is a common scenario, yet I still challenge the original victim, that other women may have ultimately been raped because of her silence. 

 

[xpaulo]

On 4/12/2026 at 7:28 PM, vinapu said:

Lee Oswald

That opens up a whole new conspiracy theory especially with the Onassis connection. I'm surprised nobody has written a book about it.

[PeterRS]

3 hours ago, xpaulo said:

That opens up a whole new conspiracy theory especially with the Onassis connection. I'm surprised nobody has written a book about it.

You will surely know of the hundreds of books written about JFK and in particular the assassination. @Keithambrose post was somewhat unnecessary. Lee Harvey Oswald it is generally (although not by everyone) assumed to have killed JFK and therefore Jackie Kennedy no longer had to put up with his infidelities. JFK had allegedly told the British Prime Minister Harold McMillan "If I don't have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches." That must have been a challenge for McMillan who knew his wife was having a long-time affair with Lord Boothby!

But Onassis only married Jackie - he for her position in society and she to guard her children whom she feared would also be on an assassin's list. One author Peter Evens did link Onassis to the assassination of Robert Kennedy (not JFK) in his book Nemesis (allegedly the "true" story of Onassis life) - but it is tenuous at best and has never been proved beyond being a doubtful conspiracy theory. And everyone knew that the Jackie/Onassis marriage was a sham with the relationship lasting little more than a couple of months.

[Mavica]

On 4/12/2026 at 2:23 AM, Keithambrose said:

... what happened to innocent till proven guilty? 

I think we have the answer to the question.  He apologized, generally ... he resigned not just as a candidate for Governor of California but as a U.S. Congressman.  Is there a better self-admission of culpability?  

[unicorn]

3 hours ago, Mavica said:

I think we have the answer to the question.  He apologized, generally ... he resigned not just as a candidate for Governor of California but as a U.S. Congressman.  Is there a better self-admission of culpability?  

Well, at this point it seems pretty clear that there was infidelity and reproachable behavior. Rape remains to be proven.