Yep. RW Meme of the Week, first Lester and now Varvel. Repost: What really happened, as covered by the San Francisco Chronicle, the local paper for Swalwell’s district (newest RW Meme of the Week):
In 2015, federal investigators “became so alarmed by Fang’s behavior” they alerted Swalwell and gave him a “defensive briefing” on the threat posed by Fang, prompting Swalwell to cut off all ties. A current U.S. intelligence official said Swalwell was not accused of any wrongdoing, and Fang left the country not longer after Swalwell was alerted.
Swalwell’s office told Axios in a statement, “Rep. Swalwell, long ago, provided information about this person — whom he met more than eight years ago, and whom he hasn’t seen in nearly six years — to the FBI. To protect information that might be classified, he will not participate in your story.”
The Axios report details tactics Fang used on other politicians, including her volunteering on South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna’s 2014 campaign, as well as “engaging in sexual or romantic relationships with at least two mayors of Midwestern cities over a period of about three years.”
The report has opened Swalwell up to all sorts of criticism from the right, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling him “a national security liability” who should be stripped of his post on the House Intelligence Committee. Swalwell was not accused of wrongdoing, but McCarthy alleged, “this is only the tip of the iceberg” and demanded more information.
Yep. RW Meme of the Week, first Lester and now Varvel. Repost: What really happened, as covered by the San Francisco Chronicle, the local paper for Swalwell’s district (newest RW Meme of the Week):
In 2015, federal investigators “became so alarmed by Fang’s behavior” they alerted Swalwell and gave him a “defensive briefing” on the threat posed by Fang, prompting Swalwell to cut off all ties. A current U.S. intelligence official said Swalwell was not accused of any wrongdoing, and Fang left the country not longer after Swalwell was alerted.
Swalwell’s office told Axios in a statement, “Rep. Swalwell, long ago, provided information about this person — whom he met more than eight years ago, and whom he hasn’t seen in nearly six years — to the FBI. To protect information that might be classified, he will not participate in your story.”
The Axios report details tactics Fang used on other politicians, including her volunteering on South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna’s 2014 campaign, as well as “engaging in sexual or romantic relationships with at least two mayors of Midwestern cities over a period of about three years.”
The report has opened Swalwell up to all sorts of criticism from the right, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling him “a national security liability” who should be stripped of his post on the House Intelligence Committee. Swalwell was not accused of wrongdoing, but McCarthy alleged, “this is only the tip of the iceberg” and demanded more information.
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Eric-Swalwell-China-spy-Fang-Fang-Axios-explained-15788671.php