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Swalwell 'hooked up' with alleged Chinese spy, newly declassified documents indicate

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(KRON) -- Former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he "hooked up" with an alleged Chinese spy, according to newly declassified documents. The heavily redacted documents, which were released by the White House Transparency Task Force on Monday, detail …

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  1. Just the News

    FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show (opens Just the News)

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    The newly declassified investigation files also show that the FBI had initially tried to recruit the infamous Fang Fang as a source that could share information on Chinese influence operations targeting public officials in the United States.

  2. Revolver News

  3. New York Post

    FBI stumbled across Eric Swalwell’s affair with Chinese spy Fang Fang when agents tried to recruit her: docs (opens New York Post)

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    Swalwell infamously confessed in 2015 to "physical relations with Fang on a handful of occasions," according to the FBI docs.

  4. New York Post

    Eric Swalwell confessed to drug-fueled sex romp with suspected Chinese spy ‘Fang Fang,’ bombshell files reveal (opens New York Post)

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    The disgraced former congressman's relationship with the woman went way deeper than previously known.

  5. PJ Media

  6. Legal Insurrection

    FBI Files: Swalwell had Relationship With Suspected Chinese Spy (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "Swalwell admitted to having sex with Fang, his staff placing Fang’s interns in Congress and not having a strong enough campaign finance system to detect the straw donations she allegedly passed through U.S.-citizen conduits.

  7. New York Post

    Who is ‘Fang Fang’? Chinese spy who seduced Eric Swalwell with ‘no underwear’ line — and her newly unearthed FBI codename (opens New York Post)

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    Chinese spy Christine Fang — also known as “Fang Fang” — had an impressive run infiltrating California politics that included Ambien-fueled romps with disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell before vanishing back to her home country, newly released FBI files show.

  8. New York Post

    Suspected Chinese honeypot Fang Fang solicited illegal campaign donations for Eric Swalwell, FBI found (opens New York Post)

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    The FBI had hoped the undercover probe, codenamed "Freshman Fifteen," would gather sufficient evidence to indict and arrest both Swalwell and Fang Fang for campaign finance law violations -- but neither were charged.

  9. Fox News

    Declassified FBI docs reveal Swalwell had sex with 'Fang Fang' multiple times (opens Fox News)

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    Former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell admitted to FBI agents in 2015 that he had intimate relations multiple times with suspected Chinese spy Christine 'Fang Fang' Fang.

  10. Conservative Review

    FBI Docs: Alleged Chinese Spy Fang Fang Sold Access To Eric Swalwell (opens Conservative Review)

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    Fang was known by the FBI to have connections to Chinese intelligence operators, which is why she was targeted by the FBI as an informant.

  11. Breitbart News

    Declassified Files Reveal Eric Swalwell Admitted to Sex with Chinese Spy Fang Fang (opens Breitbart News)

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    Files declassified by President Trump on former Rep. Eric Swalwell and the Chinese spy Fang Fang revealed that he admitted to having a sexual relationship with her.

  12. Revolver News

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  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    FBI files reveal former Rep. Eric Swalwell admitted relationship with suspected Chinese operative (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Former Rep. Eric Swalwell told FBI investigators he had a physical relationship with Christine Fang, the suspected Chinese operative at the center of a yearslong counterintelligence investigation, according to newly declassified records released.

  15. Unmuzzled News

    Declassified FBI Files Exposed What Eric Swalwell Admitted About Fang Fang (opens Unmuzzled News)

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    Eric Swalwell spent three years calling Donald Trump a Russian asset on national television. This week, the files…

  16. KTVU San Francisco

    Swalwell had sex with 'Fang Fang' multiple times: FBI docs (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., admitted to FBI agents that he had "physical relations" with suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine "Fang Fang" Fang on a "handful of occasions," newly declassified FBI records show.

  17. The Hill

    Swalwell admits to 'physical relations' with Chinese spy in newly released documents (opens The Hill)

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    Former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) told FBI investigators that he had physical relations with a suspected Chinese spy, according to newly declassified documents released by the White House Transparency Task Force on Monday.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Eric Swalwell admitted to relationship with Chinese spy ‘Fang Fang,’ FBI files show (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Newly declassified FBI files show former California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell admitted to having a sexual relationship with Chinese spy Christine Fang over a decade ago. Swalwell had “physical relations” with “Fang Fang” on at least two different occasions.

  19. KRON4

    Swalwell 'hooked up' with alleged Chinese spy, newly declassified documents indicate (opens KRON4)

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    (KRON) -- Former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he "hooked up" with an alleged Chinese spy, according to newly declassified documents. The heavily redacted documents, which were released by the White House Transparency Task Force on Monday, detail …

  20. RealClear Investigations

    FBI Docs Detail Swalwell's Chinese Spy Ties (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    Christian Trujano, Pleasanton Weekly Former congressman Eric Swalwell admitted he "hooked up" with a Chinese national, who was later accused of being a spy for her country, during the early...

  21. Independent Journal Review

    Declassified FBI Documents Reveal Extent Of Swalwell Scandal (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Newly released FBI records are providing additional details about the bureau’s investigation into the relationship between former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and Christine Fang, a Chinese national who was also known as Fang Fang.

  22. Blue State Blues News

    FBI Declassified Files Prove Swalwell Lied About Chinese Spy Fang Fang for Six Years (opens Blue State Blues News)

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    Eric Swalwell spent six years on the House Intelligence Committee screaming about Russian collusion. Now Trump's declassified FBI files show Swalwell admitted under oath he slept with a Chinese spy

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