Escalation: FBI Seizes Swalwell's Electronics in Probe

FBI agents confronted former Rep. Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport after his Saturday arrival and seized his electronic devices. A day later federal agents executed a court-approved search at his Washington, D.C., residence and removed additional material.

The actions are part of a federal criminal probe into allegations of sexual misconduct that prompted Swalwell’s resignation from Congress in April. Multiple women have gone public with accusations, including an allegation of rape that drew inquiries from the Manhattan district attorney and a separate review by the Los Angeles county sheriff, and Swalwell has denied the assault allegation; his attorneys were contacted for comment.

At the airport agents presented a search warrant and took his cellphone and other electronic devices; it was not immediately clear from the searches whether Swalwell is a target of the federal probe or a subject of the investigation. The escalation came the same week the White House released declassified FBI records about his past association with a suspected foreign operative, adding another layer to the broader scrutiny.

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