Rep. Eric Swalwell is denying he did anything wrong after a suspected Chinese spy reportedly got close to him during his 2014 reelection campaign.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich reacts to statements from Kevin McCarthy that as speaker he plans to remove Reps. Omar, Swalwell, and Schiff from committee assignments, D-Calif., says he didn't do anything wrong in his alleged ties to"Fang Fang," a suspected Chinese spy.decision to block Swalwell from a spot on the House Intelligence Committee, claiming that he"openly lied" about Russian election interference.
Intelligence officials told the news outlet that Fang allegedly was part of Swalwell's fundraising effort for his 2014 reelection campaign, however she didn't make donations. According to the report, Fang interacted with Swalwell a number of times over several years and placed an intern in the Congressman's office."First and foremost, and you don’t have to take my word for it, take the FBI’s word for it…when they told me who she …I did everything that I hoped everyone would do, which was to cooperate and help the FBI, and she was removed," Swalwell said of Fang Fang.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., listens during a hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee about political influence on law enforcement activity. "And Donald Trump, who would later find out about this when he was president, with the greatest access to classified information of anyone who walks the earth, if he could’ve embarrassed me by showing any wrongdoing, after all the names he’s called me, he would’ve," he added.
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