FBI raided Swalwell’s home, seized devices as part of Chinese spy probe

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Today's Top Stories - August 20, 2026

Today's Top Stories - August 20, 2026

The FBI reportedly raided former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) home on Sunday, a day after confiscating his electronic devices as part of an investigation regarding his ties to a potential Chinese spy. 

On Monday, news broke of Swalwell’s “physical relations” with Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese spy, as outlined in newly declassified documents released by the White House Government Transparency Task Force.

Swalwell said he met Fang in 2015 and had “physical relations” with her on a “handful of occasions but never dated her or had a romantic........

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