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FBI Pushes to Release Swalwell's File Amid No Evidence

3/28/2026

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FBI Director Kash Patel is urging release of a decade-old investigative file linked to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
Agents in the San Francisco field office are redacting the files for public release.
Three sources familiar with the situation say there is no evidence of wrongdoing by Swalwell.
The move proceeds despite the lack of evidence, potentially leading to public disclosure.

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Story summary

FBI Director Kash Patel is urging release of a decade-old investigative file linked to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
Agents in the San Francisco field office are redacting the files for public release.
Three sources familiar with the situation say there is no evidence of wrongdoing by Swalwell.
The move proceeds despite the lack of evidence, potentially leading to public disclosure.