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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.

  • Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday and searched his Washington, D.C., home the following day as part of an ongoing federal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.
  • Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after multiple women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct, prompting independent criminal inquiries by the Manhattan District Attorney and the Los Angeles County Sheriff.
  • Prosecutors are reportedly using civil rights statutes to examine Swalwell's conduct, with agents conducting forensic analysis on seized items to recover potential evidence related to the sexual assault claims.
  • Denying all allegations, attorney Sara Azari stated Swalwell intends to pursue "every available legal remedy" against those she claims orchestrated a "reprehensible campaign of lies" to destroy his career.
  • Concurrent with the raids, the White House released declassified records regarding Swalwell's past contact with suspected Chinese operative Christine Fang, though officials confirmed the current criminal probe remains linked to sexual assault allegations.
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FBI searches Swalwell's home, seizes his devices at airport

(The Center Square) – More developments have been reported as the FBI investigates former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-San Francisco Bay Area.

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For years Eric Swalwell was one of the loudest Trump fighters of the Democrats and even sat in the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. Now, FBI agents at San Francisco Airport took his iPhone and MacBook from him, and one day later his house in Washington was searched. At the center of the investigation are serious accusations of sexual assault – and apparently the question whether the former congressman might have abused his p…

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ArcaMax Publishing broke the news on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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