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Swalwell Lawyers Demand FBI Halt Release of Decade-Old Investigation Files
Swalwell's legal team claims releasing FBI files from a closed probe into his ties with a suspected Chinese operative would violate laws and aim to harm his California governor campaign.
- On Monday, lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, demanding he immediately stop releasing records from a decade-old investigation involving a suspected Chinese operative.
- The FBI investigation into Swalwell's interactions with Christine Fang began when he first ran for Congress in 2012 and concluded years later without any criminal charges filed against the California Democrat.
- Patel reportedly directed agents to review and redact the files in preparation for their release, according to reporting from The Washington Post over the weekend.
- Swalwell's attorneys demanded a response from Patel within three days confirming compliance and warned that further efforts to publicize the files will result in legal action.
- Swalwell and Patel have previously clashed after the FBI Director named the congressman in his 2023 book, while a House Ethics Committee investigation closed two years later without action.
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Swalwell Demands FBI Halt Release of Files From Old Probe
Rep. Eric Swalwell is trying to stop the FBI from airing out an old, closed investigation as he mounts a run for California governor, the Washington Post reports. Lawyers for the Democrat congressman sent a cease-and-desist letter Monday to FBI Director Kash Patel, demanding the bureau abandon what the attorneys...
The Independent
The Independent (US)Eric Swalwell’s lawyers demand FBI stop release of probe involving Chinese spy
The letter warns that proceeding with the release of these files would contravene both federal law and long-standing Justice Department policy
FBI director Kash Patel hit with legal action for move to dig up dirt on Dem
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, following reports that the agency is planning to dig up old dirt on the congressman's previous involvement with a suspected Chinese spy."The congressman called for the FBI to agree within three days not to relea...
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