FBI seizes Swalwell's devices, executes search warrants in sexual misconduct probe
FBI agents also searched Swalwell’s Washington home as the probe over sexual misconduct allegations expanded, sources said.
- On Saturday, FBI agents seized electronic devices from former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport, then raided his Northeast Washington home the following day as part of an investigation into sexual assault allegations.
- The FBI's own investigation found no wrongdoing and closed in 2017, a finding the House Ethics Committee reached in 2023; the Justice Department launched a new criminal probe into the allegations this year.
- His attorney Sara Azari wrote in a statement Monday that the investigation is a "vehicle for political retaliation," arguing an inquiry producing no prior charges should not be resurrected to punish an outspoken critic of the current administration.
- Attorneys warned FBI Director Kash Patel in March that releasing investigative files would violate federal law and Justice Department policy against election-period action; the White House subsequently released a batch of files.
- Denying all allegations, Swalwell intends to pursue "every available legal remedy" against those he claims orchestrated a "reprehensible campaign of lies" regarding the sexual misconduct allegations and investigations.
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Report: FBI Agents Confiscate Eric Swalwell's Electronic Devices at Airport for Sexual Misconduct Probe
Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) was confronted by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport where his electronic devices were seized as part of a federal criminal probe into sexual misconduct.
FBI seizes Eric Swalwell's phone in airport face-off as White House releases dirt
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) reportedly had his phone seized by FBI agents at San Francisco's airport Saturday as the White House released old investigative files.In a report on Thursday, the Daily Mail said FBI agents confronted Swalwell with a search warrant as he stepped off a plane at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, the Daily Mail reported. He was cooperative, sources told the outlet.The following day, agents arrived at …
FBI confronts Eric Swalwell at California airport, seizes electronics in sexual misconduct probe: report
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell was reportedly confronted by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport, where they seized his electronics as part of a federal criminal probe.
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