Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli said his release of a video involving Rep. Eric Swalwell was part of a broader effort to target the California Democrat. Shkreli, who was sentenced in 2017 to seven years in prison for securities fraud, is responsible for circulating the footage.
The video, which has been shared on social media, is alleged to show Swalwell in a private setting with a woman described by some sources as a sex worker, along with another individual present. The footage also appears to have been recorded by a third person. The authenticity of the video and the circumstances surrounding it have not been independently verified.
? SWALWELL OUT. He's resigning from Congress. https://t.co/8Wlt3Tj8Y4
— Emily Brooks (@emilybrooksnews) April 13, 2026
Swalwell later withdrew from his California gubernatorial bid and announced his resignation from Congress following the controversy. Shkreli then made it plain he would continue to release additional material, suggesting in a social media post that Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is next:
to all house dems, this can happen to you easily. imma tell you one time: don’t fuck with me. @RoKhanna you fucked with me. that’s against the aforementioned rules. so you next.
everyone has a secret, a vice, a mistake. but not everyone has a determined enemy. tread carefully.
to all house dems, this can happen to you easily. imma tell you one time: don't fuck with me. @RoKhanna you fucked with me. that's against the aforementioned rules. so you next.
everyone has a secret, a vice, a mistake. but not everyone has a determined enemy. tread carefully. https://t.co/gW4MQ8cxnF
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) April 13, 2026
“…everyone has a secret, a vice, a mistake…” Ominous.. There are growing reports that Swalwell’s had an insatiable sexual appetite and that the same left-wing media that hid Joe Biden’s mental collapse hid Swalwell’s ‘activities.’ Does Khanna have a similar open secret in DC?
https://twitte.com/Geiger_Capital/status/2043836029501689900
The takedown of Swalwell was brutal…and swift. So we may be about to find out very soon if Khanna is next.
Also, a new Swalwell accuser is planning to hold a tell-all presser in Hollywood today. Stay tuned.
A new Eric Swalwell accuser will appear at a press conference in Beverly Hills tomorrow with her attorneys
— Max Gorden (@Max_Gorden) April 13, 2026
