{"id":820095,"date":"2026-08-20T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/820095\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:14:09","slug":"fbi-raids-former-rep-eric-swalwells-home-seizes-devices-in-probe-tied-to-sexual-assault-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/820095\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI raids former Rep. Eric Swalwell\u2019s home, seizes devices in probe tied to sexual assault claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmt1m079d001y28p1c6gy0mh0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco airport on Saturday and then raided his home in Washington, DC, the next day as part of an ongoing probe connected to sexual assault allegations, sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmt1m0h6x00013b6r4hg37v6v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Swalwell and his lawyer did not immediately respond to messages from CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmt1m0h6x00023b6rzze4kp77@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reporting from CNN<\/a> and the San Francisco Chronicle detailed allegations of sexual misconduct.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmt1m0h6x00033b6r5z6gq72m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff\u2019s Department opened criminal investigations into Swalwell in the wake of the reporting. The raids this weekend are part of a federal investigation connected to the claims of sexual assault, the sources told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmt1m0h6x00043b6rqekfxrb4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Three women who have spoken publicly about sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell also told CNN they spoke with the FBI.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmt1o8nzo00063b6typ1nsyjm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This story was updated to reflect that three women say they have been contacted by the FBI.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Democratic Rep. 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