{"id":449627,"date":"2026-09-01T05:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/449627\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T05:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:42:13","slug":"eric-swalwell-seen-surrounded-by-fbi-agents-at-sfo-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/449627\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell seen surrounded by FBI agents at SFO in new video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Rep. Eric Swalwell was surrounded by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport<\/a> as he deboarded a plane, leading to the seizure of his cellphone and laptop as part of a federal criminal investigation, newly obtained video shows.<\/p>\n

The California Post exclusively obtained surveillance footage of the Aug. 15 encounter, providing the first look at the dramatic airport search that unfolded after Swalwell arrived in California.<\/p>\n

The footage shows Swalwell \u2014 dressed incognito in a hat, black sweatshirt and sneakers \u2014 speaking with several agents at his flight gate as travelers pass nearby. The former Democratic congressman appears calm and cooperative throughout the encounter.<\/p>\n

Eric Swawell, looking incognito in a black sweatshirt and hat, is surrounded by FBI agents.<\/p>\n

Swalwell traveled with a backpack and rollbag and has his phone and laptop siezed.<\/p>\n

Swalwell wore what appears to be a band shirt under his black sweatshirt.<\/p>\n

Video footage of the encounter then shows Swalwell, wearing a backpack and dragging a rollbag, being escorted throughout San Francisco\u2019s airport. He\u2019s taken up an escalator and eventually arrives in a hallway with a sign that says \u201crestricted area.\u201d He then enters a room with multiple people. <\/p>\n

Agents served Swalwell with a search warrant at about 8:25 p.m. and seized a white Apple iPhone, its charging cable and wall adapter, and an Apple MacBook Pro, according to an inventory filed with the warrant.<\/p>\n

FBI agents escorted Swalwll \u2014 seen with his rollbag on the far left \u2014 throughout San Francisco airport.<\/p>\n

Swalwell\u2019s long walk also included a ride up an escalator.<\/p>\n

The FBI left Swalwell with a copy of the warrant and an inventory of the property taken, records show. <\/p>\n

The video does not show agents placing Swalwell under arrest, and he was reportedly allowed to leave after the search.<\/p>\n

Agents executed additional warrants the following day at Swalwell\u2019s Washington, D.C., home, where they seized other potential evidence, a source previously told The Post.<\/p>\n

The front exterior of the Washington, DC home of former US Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is seen on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Swalwell resigned his US House seat after many women came forward accusing him of sexual assault and misconduct, allegations he has denied. Kyle Mazza \u2013 CNP for NY Post<\/p>\n

The\u00a0FBI warrant used to seize Swalwell\u2019s phone and laptop\u00a0cited a federal civil-rights statute that can be used to prosecute public officials who abuse their government power \u2014 suggesting the feds may suspect Swalwell used his official role to silence women<\/a> who accused him of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n

One former staffer has accused Swalwell of raping her when she was too intoxicated to consent, according to the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>. Another woman has accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting her<\/a> in 2018, while two others have alleged he sent them unsolicited images of his genitals.<\/p>\n

Swalwell has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli<\/p>\n

The allegations prompted Swalwell to end his campaign for California governor and resign from Congress<\/a> on April 14 as he faced a looming House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged misconduct and sexual assault involving an employee under his supervision.<\/p>\n

Before ending his campaign, however, Swalwell\u2019s lawyer sent a threatening letter to individuals accusing him of \u201cnonconsensual sexual encounters\u201d \u2014 warning that the then-congressman could sue for defamation over rampant online rumors about\u00a0alleged inappropriate behavior with women<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., talks with reporters after holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice opened an investigation into Swalwell in April as the former congressman faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. <\/p>\n

Swalwell, who is also the subject of a state ethics invetigation, represented California in Congress for seven terms and previously served in local government and as a prosecutor. He also briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.<\/p>\n

Swalwell and his representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Rep. Eric Swalwell was surrounded by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport as he deboarded a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[7,24115,657,1055,17285,13,101,103,102,104,106,105,3586],"class_list":["post-449627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-california","tag-eric-swalwell","tag-exclusive","tag-fbi","tag-fbi-investigations","tag-politics","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}