FBI agents surround former Rep. Swalwell at SFO before seizing his devices
Investigators also monitored a United Airlines flight and obtained warrants to search his Washington home, according to reports.
- FBI agents seized electronic devices from former California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport last month while executing a search warrant at his Washington home to examine sexual assault allegations.
- Federal agents covertly monitored Swalwell on an August 8 United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, directing air marshals to observe his device usage, according to The Atlantic.
- Current and former officials described the FBI's surveillance methods as unusual, noting the agency does not typically investigate sexual assault; the directive identified Swalwell as the 'focus' of an investigation.
- Swalwell has long been targeted by administration officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel, who previously described him as one of the 'corrupt actors of the first order' before his April resignation from Congress.
- Beyond the current probe, Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, referred Swalwell to the Justice Department last year for alleged mortgage fraud, while the Justice Department and local district attorneys opened separate investigations.
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