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Dani Anguiano

Democrats decry ‘smear’ as Trump FBI pushes for release of Eric Swalwell file

a man wearing a suit and glasses looks out while seated at a dais with a screen and microphone in front of him
Eric Swalwell at a House judiciary committee hearing with FBI director Kash Patel in September last year. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

The Trump administration has reportedly been pushing to release records from an FBI investigation related to Eric Swalwell and alleged links to a Chinese agent as the Democratic congressman makes gains in the California governor’s race.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing “three people familiar with the effort”, that the FBI director, Kash Patel, is pushing to release the files, even though there is no public evidence of wrongdoing on Swalwell’s part. The records stem from a decade-old investigation into a suspected spy who had developed relationships with US politicians and assisted Swalwell with fundraising.

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