Uber leftie celebs are always willing to back a sleaze like Eric Swalwell—so long as he hates Trump as much as they do

Cătălin Roșioru

Politically active A-listers saw Eric Swalwell and thought, that’s a horse I’d like to back. Yikes! It’s yet another reminder of the not-so-keen discernment possessed by our preachy celebrity class. According to records, Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on Monday and dropped his bid for California governor as unsavory sexual misconduct accusations piled up, was the darling of Hollywood heavyweights like Sean Penn and Robert De Niro. Penn gave Swalwell’s campaign $15,000. Jon Cryer and Jon