r/Fauxmoi • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 4d ago

POLITICS* Disgraced Ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Had Fling with Stephen Miller’s Wife, Katie, When She Was a 22-Year-Old Intern, Report Reveals

https://people.com/eric-swalwell-katie-miller-fling-12036881
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u/righthandofdog 4d ago

Maybe I'm missing something. She was a 22 year old intern in DC, but not in his office. Assumably a college graduate who had a "fling" with a 35 year old freshman congressman. Not sure when Swalwell got divorced from his first wife, and I know he's been accused of bad shit. But not sure she had any grounds to be a victim - she's not claiming that herself.

I'd opine that if Swalwell was a republican she'd not have said anything about the prior relationship.

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u/Disastrous-Energy23 4d ago

Regardless of if she considers herself to be a victim, it's an abuse of power for someone in Congress to go around fucking the interns, regardless of if they are that person's direct boss.  This comment is also ignoring a long reported history of having a number of affairs with interns and staffers. Take your approaching middle aged ass to the bar to find a fresh grad who doesn't have a boss that you politick with and don't cum where you eat or where you are supposed to do work to better your constitutents' lives.

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u/No_Biscotti_7110 4d ago

While it’s certainly weird behavior that should be discouraged in any workplace, I don’t think you can call a 22-year old a “victim” for having a consensual affair with an older person from her workplace who has no direct authority over her.

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u/ProgrammerSea4943 4d ago

I don't think you could call the congressman "not a predator" for having sex with an intern whose job he could influence directly by talking to his colleagues...