Swalwell, who is facing mounting allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, not to mention the emergence of a video that shows him rolling around on a bed in Las Vegas with an escort and Galleo have lomg, close history.

Gallego was Swalwell’s Capitol Hill roommate and longtime wingman, so some people are reasonably starting to wonder what Gallego knew, when he knew it, and whether he got in on the action. 

Gallego attempted to answer those questions on Tuesday, telling reporters, “This man led a double life. I was manipulated, I was lied to.” Given that everybody in D.C. seems to have known about Swalwell’s extracurricular interests, Gallego is either the stupidest man in Washington or, perhaps, not on the up-and-up. The legacy media is now interested in the story and, it turns out, there may have been some signs Gallego isn’t a stand up guy.