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 former Rep. Swallwell’s phone, devices as part of criminal probe, sources said
(WASHINGTON) - The FBI seized former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's electronic devices as part of an ongoing criminal probe, according to sources familiar with the situation. Swalwell was served with a search warrant for his cellphone and other electronic devices while he was at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night, according to sources, and agents served a search warrant at his Washington, D.C., home on Sunday. Swalwell resign…
AP report: Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe
Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe
Swalwell’s devices were seized at the San Francisco airport on Saturday and agents executed a search warrant at his home a day later.
FBI steps up scrutiny of ex-congressman Swalwell
The FBI appears to be accelerating its investigation into disgraced former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. The bureau seized his electronics at San Francisco’s airport on Saturday night and executed search warrants on his DC home the following day, multiple sources confirmed, as part of a federal criminal probe related to sexual assault allegations. In April, the Californian ended his gubernatorial campaign and resigned from Congress as he faced …
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
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