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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,627 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:45 PM 4 hrs ago

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 bureau’s 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.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/swalwell-accuses-trump-trying-influence-200539369.html

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Swalwell accuses Trump of trying to influence California governor's race with old FBI files (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 4 hrs ago OP
That's what I like about Swalwell, he calls it like he sees it, and quickly. bucolic_frolic 4 hrs ago #1

bucolic_frolic

(55,098 posts)
1. That's what I like about Swalwell, he calls it like he sees it, and quickly.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:17 PM
4 hrs ago

Don't allow time for the media to accept Trump's narrative, nor allow the public to digest Trump's lies unfiltered.

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