FBI raids California home tied to former Congressman Eric Swalwell - US media

What the report says

BBC World News reports that FBI officers raided a California home in connection with an investigation involving former California congressman Eric Swalwell. The report says the action is part of a wider probe linked to allegations of sexual misconduct that have followed the Democrat since he left Congress and withdrew from California’s governor’s race earlier this year.

According to the article, the FBI had already stopped Swalwell at an airport in August, seized electronic devices and searched his Washington, DC, home. Swalwell has denied wrongdoing, and his attorney has described the accusations as false and politically motivated. BBC notes that it contacted both Swalwell’s lawyer and the Department of Justice for comment.

The publication says the allegations involve multiple women and include claims of rape and of sending unsolicited nude images. It also notes that separate inquiries have been mentioned in New York City and Los Angeles. The House ethics committee had opened its own review, but that ended when Swalwell left Congress.

The case matters because Swalwell was once a prominent Democratic figure and a frequent critic of Donald Trump. BBC also provides background that, in a separate matter, the White House declassified documents in August about an unrelated FBI investigation into Swalwell’s past contact with a suspected Chinese spy; no related charges were brought in that case.