Swalwell accuses Trump of trying to influence California governor's race with old FBI files
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of California, has accused President Trump of trying to sway the election following reports that FBI Director Kash Patel may release documents from a decade-old investigation into the congressman's ties to a suspected Chinese spy.
Patel directed agents in the bureaus San Francisco office to redact the case files for public release, according to a report by the Washington Post, a highly unusual move by the FBI to release case files tied to a probe that did not result in criminal charges.
The investigation centered on Swalwell's ties to a suspected intelligence operative, Christine Fang, or Fang Fang, who worked as a volunteer raising money for his congressional campaign. Swalwell cut off ties to Fang in 2015, after intelligence officials briefed him and other members of Congress about Chinese efforts to infiltrate the legislative body.
Swalwell, among the frontrunners in the sprawling field of candidates for California governor, was not accused of impropriety.
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