Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) claims that President Donald Trump is about to be overwhelmed by a groundswell of Republican opposition.
In a dramatic, vaguely threatening post on X, Swalwell alleged that as many as 100 Republicans will defy the president over the so-called Epstein Files.
The pressure to release sealed government files on the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has dominated Democrats’ talking points in recent months.
In a curious shift, Democrats have cast themselves as champions of transparency in the Epstein case after battling for years to keep the information hidden from the public.
Democrats only recently changed their tune when Trump branded the Epstein Files a “hoax.”
Since July of this year, when the Justice Department officially rejected the existence of Epstein’s “client list,” Democrats have fixated on accusing Trump and his administration of protecting a shadowy cabal of pedophiles, the Daily Mail reports.
“It’s coming to an end guys,” Swalwell wrote on X.
“I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week, and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading.
“As one told me, ‘this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want [sic] wants to defend a pedo-protector.
“It’s just a matter of time,” the congressman claimed.
It’s coming to an end guys. I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading. As one told me, “this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want wants to defend a pedo-protector. It’s just a matter of time.”
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 8, 2025
Swalwell then claimed in a follow-up post:
“One Republican just texted me that if there’s a discharge vote on Epstein they expect a ‘jail break’ of over 100 members.
“Trump will go nuts!’
Swalwell did not name any of these rebel Republicans who are supposedly ready to break with Trump.
Nor did he provide evidence to support any of his claims.
Swalwell’s Epstein claims likely reflect the wishful thinking of his party’s base more than political reality.
We have heard many times before that the “walls are closing in” on Trump, and each time those predictions have proven wrong.
During Trump’s first term, Swalwell was among the most prolific promoters of the baseless “Russian collusion” hoax that the Democrats hoped would end Trump’s political career.
It surely does no favors to Epstein’s victims that Swalwell is now claiming to be their advocate.
Nevertheless, Democrats believe they can use the Epstein scandal to drive a wedge between Trump and his supporters and tarnish the president’s reputation without evidence of wrongdoing.
Many Trump supporters remain skeptical of the government’s tidy conclusions in the Epstein case, and a few Republicans in the House have clashed with the White House over the files.
But the president’s approval rating has held steady through months of Epstein-related drama, despite Swalwell’s dramatic claims of Trump’s movement collapsing.
When asked for a response to Swalwell’s latest outlandish claims, the White House referenced Swalwell’s past romantic involvement with a Chinese Communist Party spy.
“Did his Chinese spy lover Fang Fang write this tweet?” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said.
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