Alameda County DA Pamela Price responds after Rep. Swalwell backs recall push against her [Video]

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — Embattled Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is defending herself as a congressman backs the effort to vote her out of office.

“Pamela Price has failed the people of the East Bay, and we are uniting to seek her recall from office,” said Congressman Eric Swalwell during a press conference Wednesday, surrounded by families who’ve lost loved ones to crime.

The congressman is accusing the DA of being too lenient. “The cops catch and Price releases,” he said. “Violent robberies and burglaries and home invasion robberies continue to be on the rise.”

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The DA told ABC7 News the congressman should know better as a former district attorney.

“He’s parroting the same unfounded claims that we’re not prosecuting, that we’re releasing people,” said Price, telling ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell several times that Rep. Swalwell’s actions are “disappointing.”

Tara Campbell:“When you …