Summary
Lawyers for Congressman Eric Swalwell have sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, asking him to stop plans to release files from an old investigation involving Swalwell. The investigation, which is connected to a suspected Chinese spy, did not lead to any charges.
Key Facts
- Eric Swalwell's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel.
- The letter demands stopping the release of files from a past investigation involving Swalwell and a suspected Chinese operative.
- The investigation began in 2012, and no criminal charges were ever filed.
- Swalwell's attorneys claim the release is politically motivated to damage his campaign for governor of California.
- A 2021 House Ethics Committee investigation related to the same issue was closed without action.
- FBI Director Kash Patel has been overseeing the review of these files.
- Previously, Republican leaders attempted to remove Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee over the same issue.
