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Eric Swalwell Silent on His Endorsement of Former Trans-Lawmaker Facing Charges for Soliciting Child Porn

Representative Eric Swalwell and his staff were silent when asked if the Congressman planned to comment on his endorsement of the first transgender-identifying woman to hold state office who was arrested in June for distributing child pornography.
Image: Left, transgender-identifying former New Hampshire State Representative Bruce “Stacie” Laughton arrested on child pornography charges. Right, California Representative Eric Swalwell. Laughton and Rep. Swalwell were photographed together at a New Hampshire campaign event in 2019.

Representative Eric Swalwell and his staff were silent when asked if the Congressman planned to comment on his endorsement of the first transgender-identifying woman to hold state office who was arrested in June for distributing child pornography.

39-year-old Stacie Laughton, who formerly went by his male name Bruce, was the first state transgender-identifying representative in the state of New Hampshire. Laughton was arrested and charged in June for soliciting pornographic images of children from his partner who was a daycare worker at the time. The former representative is facing one count of sexual exploitation of minors and aiding and abetting by the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts. The Department of Justice’s press release and case information regarding Laughton’s charges both use his preferred female pronouns.

According to the Maine Wire, “Lindsay Groves, 38, the former intimate partner of the State Rep, was arrested on June 22, 2022, on one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distribution of child pornography.” The publication also shared several text messages between the two revealing their discussions surrounding their plans to harm the children attending daycare with Groves.

Laughton was first elected to the New Hampshire state legislature in 2012 but was unable to take office because of a credit card fraud felony charge he was convicted of in 2008, for which he was still on probation. The trans-identifying lawmaker was also arrested for making a false bomb threat in 2015 against the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and claimed to have severe and untreated mental illness to avoid harsh punishment. He was later attested in 2021 for the misuse of the state’s 911 texting system.

Despite his long criminal history dating back to 2002 and his questionable mental health background, Laughton was once again elected to his state’s legislature in 2022 following his social “transition” from male to female. He was promoted by several prominent politicians such as Representative Eric Swalwell and former Texas Representative Beto O’Rouke.

My team and I went to the California Representative Eric Swalwell’s office to ask him whether or not he wished to comment on the situation, condemning the former representative’s illegal and grotesque actions, or if he planned to endorse any other pedophiles for public office.

Hanging on his office door was a large sign that featured the Ukrainian flag and read “we stand with Ukraine.” Inside his congressional office, a massive pride flag was hung from the wall directly adjacent to the entrance.

His staff informed me that he would not be in the office that day, and said they would take down my information to pass along my concerns. I have not received any communication from him or his staff since this interaction. Images of the California representative with Laughton have circulated online showing the two standing together at a campaign event in New Hampshire.

Just over a month ago, the House Ethics Committee ended its investigation into Representative Swalwell after suspicions arose that he was entangled with an alleged Chinese intelligence operative. Several members of U.S. Congress have been informed of Representative Swalwell’s involvement with the recently arrested former New Hampshire representative, and will likely inquire as to whether or not he was aware of Laughton’s actions or former arrests when he initially endorsed him.

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