FBI seizes Swalwell's devices, executes search warrants in sexual misconduct probe
Federal agents seized his phone and other devices as investigators widen a criminal probe into sexual misconduct allegations and seek digital evidence, 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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FBI Seizes Eric Swalwell’s Devices After Search Of D.C. Home
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice”, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden(Washington, DC) – Federal agents reportedly seized electronic devices
Cammack, Luna demand accountability as FBI reportedly search Eric Swalwell's home
WASHINGTON – Florida Republican Reps. Kat Cammack and Anna Paulina Luna are calling for accountability after the FBI reportedly seized former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s electronic devices and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. “I have said repeatedly that accountability cannot begin and end with resignations,” Cammack said… The post Cammack, Luna demand accountability as FBI reported…
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