Disgraced Congressman Eric Swalwell may be dealing with another major headache after he was forced to resign from the House of Representatives and abandon his run for California governor amid sex misconduct allegations.
His wife, seen in these exclusive Daily Mail photos, appears to have ditched her wedding ring as their marriage of nearly a decade may have imploded.
Brittany Watts, 41, who married the embattled Democrat in October 2016, was not eager to discuss the state of her marriage when the Daily Mail asked her about the missing band.
'I have no comment,' she snapped at the door of the couple's two-story home in northwest Washington DC.
But Watts gave the ultimate insult to her San Francisco Giants-supporting husband when she stepped out wearing a bright pink New York Yankees cap.
Swalwell has previously said that his deepest lifelong allegiance is with the Giants, and that he was 'practically raised' by the team's long-time first baseman Will Clark.
Swalwell was engulfed in controversy last month when at least four women accused him of rape and sexual misconduct.
Two of the women said he had sent them unsolicited pictures of his penis.
Eric Swalwell's wife Brittany Watts was seen solo at couple's DC home on Wednesday, exclusive Daily Mail photos show
The mom-of-three broke cover in a T-shirt, pink baseball cap, and sunglasses. Her husband was nowhere in sight
The Democratic congressman, 46, met Watts when they were introduced by mutual friends in 2015. She is seen here with her husband wearing her wedding band
Two days after the initial allegations he dropped out of the race for California governor and the following day resigned from Congress before an attempt to expel him had time to be launched.
Two days after that Watts and the couple's three children were spotted in Cabo, soaking up the sun, but Swalwell was nowhere to be seen in the Mexican resort town.
And the normally ubiquitous presence on cable TV has not been spotted in public since.
Watts left the couple's house Tuesday morning to help the couple's nanny with their three children. Her husband was not seen.
Swalwell, 46, met Watts when they were introduced by mutual friends in 2015.
He has regularly expressed his love for her online.
One February 14 Instagram message he posted said simply 'Lucky to call her my Valentine. Today and every day.'
The Democratic congressman dropped out of the race last month after 50 former members of his staff joined a growing chorus of politicians calling for him to resign from his position and suspend his gubernatorial campaign.
Until the past month every picture of Watts's left hand had her wearing her wedding ring. In this Instagram post Swalwell says he is 'lucky to call her my Valentine'
Swalwell resigned from Congress and ended his gubernatorial campaign after accusations of sexual assault, Lonna Drewes, pictured above, accused him of rape at a press conference
'I am suspending my campaign for Governor,' Swalwell said in a statement on X.
'To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past.'
He continued: 'I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made – but that's my fight, not a campaign's.'
The bombshell move came after a woman who worked for two years for Swalwell claimed she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss.
The former staffer claimed he raped her twice while she was intoxicated in 2019 and 2024.
Another woman, Lonna Drewes, alleged the California lawmaker drugged and raped her in 2018.
President Trump weighed in for the first time on the allegations in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.
Watts appeared somber as she stepped outside of the family's two-story residence in Washington DC
Watts is seen wearing her wedding band in an undated photo from social media
Swalwell and Watts posed on camels during a 2021 trip to Qatar with his closest political friend now-Sen Reuben Gallego and his then-fiancée Sydney Barron
Last November Watts straightened her husband's jacket prior to an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live when he announced his run for California Governor. Watts was still wearing her wedding band
'He's a sleazebag,' Trump said. 'Always has been. He's a long timer, and he's a bad guy. I don't know anything about the charges, but he's a bad guy.'
Swalwell had been one of Trump's most vocal critics in Congress, accusing the President of colluding with Russia during the 2016 election.
He also served as an impeachment manager during Trump's second trial in 2021.
'He's always been a bad guy, he's a corrupt politician, and everyone knows it, so it's happening to him, and we'll see what happens. Right? Let him go defend himself,' Trump added.
Two criminal investigations into the assault claims against Swalwell have been started by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Swalwell has denied any wrongdoing in connection with the rape and sexual assault allegations. But the former lawmaker at the same time acknowledged making 'mistakes in judgment' and apologized to his wife.
The accusations against Swalwell destroyed his political career and prompted calls for further investigations from both parties.
Prior to the scandal, Swalwell's attorneys sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, seeking to block the release of the agency's investigative files into the lawmaker's past relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.
Swalwell has represented the San Francisco Bay Area in Congress since 2012 and is one of former President Donald Trump's most outspoken critics
Christine Fang, a Chinese national, was engaging in intelligence on behalf of the Chinese government by cultivating relationships with politicians, including Swalwell.
In 2015, she reportedly helped Swalwell with fundraising and finding an intern for his office.
He cut all ties to her in 2015 after an FBI investigation. Swalwell has not been accused by law enforcement of any wrongdoing regarding this matter.
After the scandal broke, Swalwell was removed by then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the House Intelligence Committee in 2023.