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FBI Seizes Former Congressman's Phone and Laptop in Sealed Civil Rights Probe
Agents took his iPhone and MacBook at SFO, then searched his D.C. home a day later under a sealed civil-rights warrant. No charges have been filed.
Wat we eerst wisten
- FBI seized Swalwell devices at San Francisco airport Saturday Aug. 16, 2026.
- Court documents list an iPhone and MacBook Pro from the airport seizure.
- FBI searched his Washington, D.C. home the next day, Sunday.
- Warrant cites law used for abuses of official power in apparent civil rights inquiry.
- No criminal charges have been filed.
Toen nog open
- No public affidavit, no home inventory, and no forensic timeline or results.
- No verified specifics of alleged conduct or how official-power theory applies.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether courts unseal the California affidavit or surface Washington warrant papers.
- Whether device forensics leads to charges, further searches, or no action.
