政治 · Swallwell probe联邦调查局在封存的民权调查中扣押前国会议员的手机和笔记本电脑文字 2026年9月7日 UTC 21:22观看文字实录0:00The FBI moved a federal investigation of0:02former Democratic Representative Eric0:04Swalwell from [music] inquiry to0:05compulsory searches, executing two0:08judicially authorized warrants about 240:10[music] hours apart and taking his0:12personal phone and laptop for forensic0:14examination. No criminal charges have0:16been filed and the affidavit explaining0:18probable cause remains sealed. The0:20warrants were obtained through standard0:22federal process. The field work was0:24handled by FBI agents and federal0:26prosecutors with the Attorney General's0:28role described as [music] overall0:30supervision without a operational part0:32in the seizures. Calendar verification0:34confirms August 16th, 2026 [music] was a0:36Saturday and August 17th was a Sunday.0:38The airport seizure happened at 8:250:40[music] p.m. on Saturday, August 16th0:43and the home search followed the next0:44day. The public papers cite 18 USC0:47Section 242, deprivation of rights under0:50color of law and other offenses. The0:52statute applies when a person acting0:54under official authority willfully0:56deprives someone of constitutional0:57rights and [music] in severe cases can0:59carry up to life imprisonment. In this1:01context, it is being used for a federal1:03civil rights inquiry that can encompass1:05sexual assault in the official power1:06setting. [music]1:07The specific conduct investigators1:09believe may violate the statute is not1:11disclosed while the affidavit is sealed.1:13Descriptions of the seizure varied at1:14first. The public inventory returned to1:16the court resolves the airport seizure1:18to the white iPhone,1:19>> [music]1:19>> MacBook Pro and charging equipment.1:22Swalwell cooperated and was not arrested1:24or detained beyond the brief airport1:25stop. Beyond the airport inventory, no1:28additional inventory for the Washington1:30D.C. residence was found in searchable1:32public federal court records and1:34reporting does not specify [music] what1:36if anything was recovered there. The1:37forensic review has no public timeline1:40and no results have been released. Any1:42examination is confined to what the1:44warrants authorize. Standard practice is1:46to image the devices and review1:48communications and location information1:49only as it relates to the civil rights1:51theory cited to obtain the warrants.1:53[music] The central named accuser is1:54Lana Peters, rendered as Lana Peters in1:57some notes, a former model who worked1:58with brands including Mark Jacobs2:00[music] and Juicy Couture, and later2:02worked as a fashion and software2:03entrepreneur associated with companies2:05including Global Fashion Data and Style2:07Trust. [music]2:08At an April 14th, 2026 press conference2:11with attorneys Lisa Bloom and Eric2:12Fudali, [music]2:13she alleged that in 2018 Swalwell met2:15her socially and professionally, invited2:18her to public and political events while2:19his wife was pregnant, and on a third2:21occasion while heading to an event2:22stopped at his West Hollywood area hotel2:24for paperwork. [music]2:25She said after one glass of wine she2:27became incapacitated and unable to move,2:30then was raped and choked until she lost2:31consciousness,2:32>> [music]2:32>> stating she thought she had died and did2:34not consent. She said she did not2:36undergo a rape kit at the time, but2:37disclosed contemporaneously to close2:39people, recorded [music] it in a journal2:40and calendar, and later discussed it in2:42therapy at a sexual assault center. The2:44Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department2:46opened an investigation into her claims.2:49Separate reporting [music] documents2:50additional allegations from multiple2:52other women, including a former staffer2:54alleging two non-consensual encounters,2:56[music] one while employed around 2019,2:58and another in 2024 in New York while3:00intoxicated. At least four women have3:02confirmed they were contacted [music] by3:04the FBI, and parallel inquiries by the3:06Manhattan District Attorney's Special3:07Victims Division have been referenced.3:09Swalwell denies assaulting anyone and3:11denies criminal conduct while3:13acknowledging unspecified [music] past3:14mistakes in judgment. There was no3:16on-the-record comment from him or his3:18counsel on the weekend searches in the3:19major coverage, and the Department3:21[music] of Justice had no immediate3:22response. Campaign funds have previously3:25been used to pay law firms [music] whose3:26representatives did not respond to3:28requests for comment in recent coverage.3:31Swalwell was the Democratic Congressman3:33for California's 14th [music] District3:34in the East Bay. He resigned in April3:372026, announced around April 13th and3:39effective around April 14th amid the3:42[music] misconduct accusations that also3:43ended a leading bid for California3:45governor. California State Senator Aisha3:47Wahab, a Democrat, won the August 18th,3:502026 special election runoff to fill the3:52remainder of the term through the new3:53[music] Congress in 2027. On a separate3:56track on or about August 17th, 2026, the3:59White House released [music] previously4:01restricted FBI records from a decade-old4:03counterintelligence investigation known4:05as Freshman 15 into Christine Fang, also4:08known as Fang Fang, [music] a Chinese4:09national suspected of ties to China's4:11Ministry of State Security. The release4:13followed declassification and was4:15promoted through a transparency [music]4:16task force.4:18The 2015 to 2016 interview materials4:21state Swalwell told FBI agents he had4:23hooked up and had physical relations4:24[music] with Fang on a handful of4:25occasions, casual rather than a romantic4:28relationship, last around March 2015,4:30including one occasion after taking4:32[music] Ambien, that Fang assisted with4:34fundraising and placing interns, and4:36that investigators examined possible4:37straw or conduit donations. That matter4:39was previously closed without charges by4:41the [music] FBI and Department of4:42Justice, and reviewed and cleared by the4:44House Ethics Committee after Swalwell4:46cut contact following a defensive4:47briefing. His counsel has said the4:49[music] records confirm no wrongdoing4:51and no basis for charges. Reporting4:53treats that release is historical and4:54coinciding with but not publicly [music]4:56linked by evidence to the sexual4:57misconduct seizures. The practical4:59consequence now is forensic. [music]5:01Investigators hold the white iPhone and5:03MacBook Pro, and any charging decision5:05will turn on what imaging and analysis5:07shows within the limits the court set.5:09For people who reported harm, including5:11Drews and other women contacted by5:12investigators, [music]5:14the escalation signals the claims are5:15being treated as a criminal civil rights5:17matter worthy of compulsory process. For5:20the former representative who has5:21already lost his seat and a [music]5:22campaign, the seizure creates legal5:25exposure without a charging decision to5:26contest. Whether any charges will be5:29filed and on what specific facts,5:31whether the DC warrant will be filed5:33publicly, whether courts will unseal the5:35California affidavit, and how parallel5:38state investigations in Los Angeles and5:40Manhattan will relate to the federal5:41case remain unresolved while the5:43affidavit stays sealed.5:45Like and follow for more stories that5:47matter.阅读文章事件时间线HeyDex短视频 ↗
