WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Saturday, August 15, former California State Representative Eric Swalwell (D-14th District) was served a warrant at the San Francisco International Airport. FBI agents reportedly seized any electronic devices; the former Rep. had in his custody at the time.
Sources indicate that agents also served Swalwell with a search warrant at his Washington, D.C., home on Sunday, August 16th. Initial reports indicate that it was Swalwell’s Livermore, California home that was raided. New reports indicate that it was the Washington D.C residence that was raided.
The search and seizure of Swalwell’s computers, and electronic devices is reportedly in connection with the ongoing FBI investigation related to rape and sexual assault allegations against him.
Swalwell, originally from Iowa, was raised in Dublin, California by his parents, who were both Republicans. Swalwell served as a Democrat in Southern California District 15 for the 113th-117th Congress (2013-2023) and for District 14 in the 118th-119th Congress from 2023 until April of 2026 when he resigned over sexual assault allegations. Swalwell has denied these allegations.
Multiple reports indicate that a former congressional staffer has accused Swalwell of sexually assaulting her twice between 2019 and 2024. She alleged that she was intoxicated and unable to consent.
Model Lonna Drewes publicly accused Swalwell of drugging, choking, and raping her in 2018.
Multiple women have reported unsolicited nude photographs and explicit messages sent to them from the former congressman via platforms such as Snapchat. One of the recipients of the pornography indicated that Swalwell was also tracking her and loitering near her apartment.
Reports indicate that at least a dozen other women complained of uncomfortable, inappropriate communication with the State Rep.
Eric Swalwell, 45, is reportedly separated from his current wife of nearly 10 years, Brittany Ann Watts. They have three children together. Swalwell was previously married to Melissa Maranda (2007-2010). That marriage ended in divorce.
This is not the first time Eric Swalwell had allegations filed against him while serving in Congress. He was investigated in 2020 after being named as a suspect in a story published by Axios regarding an alleged relationship between he and a suspected Chinese spy, Fang Fang (方芳; Fāng Fāng[49]), known as Christine Fang.
The relationship purportedly began in 2012, when she had allegedly been cultivating contacts with California politicians who the Chinese government believed would have promising futures in politics.
Newly declassified FBI files reveal that former U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell admitted to having a physical relationship with Christine Fang (also known as Fang Fang), a suspected Chinese intelligence operative who helped with his 2014 campaign fundraising and placed an intern in his congressional office. Swalwell reportedly ended his ties with Fang in 2015.
