News about Eric Swalwell

After the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he should proceed, Democrats propose a bill to ban Trump off the ballot right away

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 4, 2024
Top Democrat Jamie Raskin said he and fellow liberals in Congress are collaborating to update legislation that would disqualify Donald Trump from running for office in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on Monday that only Congress, not Colorado, will exclude Trump from the ballot, and that the former president must be reinstated on the Centennial State's primary ballots. Raskin, D-Md., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said he was working with colleagues such as Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to rewrite laws that would exclude anyone who has committed rebellion by section three of the 14th amendment,' according to him.'

In Congress, a new $66 billion military assistance and border bill was introduced. As Democrats urge Republicans to approve more cash to Kyiv to make Putin'pay'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
The bill includes $66 billion in defense-only aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as new border security measures that will last a year. It also includes a 'Remain in Mexico' provision, which will revive Trump's policy by requiring refugees who claim asylum to wait in Mexico until their claim is processed. If at any point the department loses operational control of the border, another provision requires the Homeland Security Secretary to suspend all entry of 'inadmissible aliens.' Immigration officers can also be able to dismiss those who refuse to be admissible without further hearing or investigation.

A probe into Roger Stone's audio of him threatening to assassinate members of Congress has been launched by Capitol Police

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 16, 2024
Last week, the website Mediaite released an audio recording of the remarks, which were made just weeks before the 2020 presidential showdown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Stone and former NYPD officer Sal Greco talk about Congressman Jerry Nadler and Eric Swalwell in the interview. The video was taken at the Caffe Europa in Fort Lauderdale, according to media.

In a bombshell recording, Roger Stone is reportedly "heard" discussing ASSASSINATING two Democratic congress members' weeks before the 2020 election: a Trump faithful blames AI for the shock audio

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2024
The veteran strategist was accused of telling his security officer that either Jerry Nadler or Eric Swalwell 'has to die' shortly before the 2020 presidential election. At the time of Trump's decision to commute Stone's 40-month prison term for obstruction, witness tampering, and lying to Congress, the two members of the House Judiciary Committee were considering an investigation. When Mediaite and its reporter Diana Falzone revealed its existence on Monday, Stone demanded that the alleged recording be released, and the news website obliged. 'Actually AI created click bait bull***t,' he tweeted in response, 'Why would anyone believe Diana Falzone?'

Roger Stone denies that he read a'reckless' newspaper in which he said he talked to ASSASSATING Democrats Eric Swalwell and Jerry Nadler only weeks before the 2020 election

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 9, 2024
Roger Stone claims that a chat between himself and NYPD cop Sal Greco, where he reportedly made threatening remarks against House Democrats, is fake. According to a journal, Stone planned Jerry Nadler and Eric Swalwell's assassination attempt weeks before the 2020 presidential race to'send a letter.' Both Nadler and Swalwell served on the House Judiciary Committee, but it was Nadler who announced an investigation into then-President Donald Trump's decision to commute Stone's sentence after he was found guilty in the Mueller probe. Stone has denied the conversations, blaming AI manipulation.

In EXPLICIT messages naming Eric Swalwell as a 'Chinese spy' and invoking a suspected affair with 'Fang Fang,' a Florida man was arrested for trying to kill him and his children

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 4, 2024
According to the Justice Department, a Florida man who tried to murder Democrat Eric Swalwell was arrested. Several video messages branded the man as a "Chinese spy" and invoking a suspected affair with 'Fang Fang.' "No fear will deter me from representing my constituents." And here's what it looks like, Massachusetts Republicans have chosen violence over voting. In a post on X, Swalwell said, I'm not going away, and neither should you.

Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, has been charged with'aiding and abetting' a CRIME for assisting Hunter Biden in organizing a press conference where he defied subpoena and faces a charges of misconduct

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2023
After the president's son held a dramatic press conference just yards away from where he was supposed to be conducting a private deposition, Republicans have accused Democrat Eric Swalwell of 'aiding and assisting' Hunter Biden in defying a congressional subpoena. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., proceeded with contempt charges as soon as Hunter concluded his press conference on Capitol Hill and sped away in a escalade, far from where he had intended to give a closed-door deposition. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a member of the Judiciary Committee, told DailyMail.com, 'If it's true that he did it, he has helped and abetted the administration of this body.' He's a member of this committee, so he's aware of it,' said Issa, who described it as a "at least an ethics offence" that may lead to a formal complaint.

Republicans, according to Rep. Eric Swalwell, are treating the House as if it were run by Trump's own law firm as a government shutdown looms

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 24, 2023
Rep. Eric Swalwell said the House is behaving like a "law firm with only one client," former President Donald Trump slammed Speaker Kevin McCarthy for barreling toward a government shutdown. Although McCarthy has the 'title' of Speaker, the Republican Party's far-right groups are really running the show in the House of Representatives, according to the Democratic lawmaker. His remarks to MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki come just days before the House must reach an agreement to prevent a government shutdown by passing all 12 appropriation bills for the annual budget of federal departments.

EXCLUSIVE - The Chinese spy threat to the United States. CONGRESS: Following the discovery of a suspected Beijing espionage plot in British parliament, Capitol Hill was warned to be on alert

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 17, 2023
After a suspected Beijing espionage plot was discovered in British parliament, Congress has been warned to be on alert for Chinese spies. Earlier this week, a parliamentary researcher with links to MPs with classified information was arrested for'spying for China.' The perpetrator is believed to be linked to a number of Conservative members of Parliament, including Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns.

Swalwell: Hunter's laptop was just 'non-consensual nudes' and it's 'bananas' to say it impacted 2020

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 12, 2023
During a discussion with FBI Director Christopher Wray, Rep. Eric Swalwell got into a tumultuous nudes,' arguing that the GOP has now become the "party of non-consensual nudes." Despite the slew of troubling evidence from the laptop that Republicans maintain may have changed the outcome of the 2020 elections, the California Democrat reduced the findings on Hunter Biden's harddrive to his nude photos. During the hearing on Wednesday, Swalwell said it's "bananas" to suspect that the laptop theft suppression influenced the election. He also chastised Republicans for claiming that they are "guards of personal safety and privacy."

Drones from the Explorers Club are among the Titanic sub search's life-saving drones discovered in red tape

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 22, 2023
Deep sea exploration firm Magellan had not been able to get their underwater drones to the scene, according to Richard Garriott, president of the Explorers Club, due to US government red tape. Garriott (left) emphasised that time was of utmost importance, and that U.S. Navy recovery services were not appropriate, pointing out that helicopters and jets were designed to retrieve helicopters and jets, which could crush a submersible. Two of the five passengers, British billionaire Hamish Harding and French Titanic expert PH Nargeolet, are members of the Explorers Club.

The ethics probe into Eric Swalwell's suspected affair with Chinese'spy' Fang Fang has been closed by Congress

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 24, 2023
According to the House Ethics Committee, the probe into Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell is coming to an end, but it will not take further steps because of allegations that he had links to a suspected Chinese spy. Republicans continued to criticize the congressman and barred him from the House Intelligence Committee earlier this year. According to reports, Christine Fang, a Chinese national, also known as Fang Fang, participated in fundraising for Swalwell's 2014 re-election bid.

Former 49er Bruce Miller has 'threatened California congressman Eric Swalwell with EXECUTION.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 19, 2023
According to a screenshot shared to Twitter, Eric Swalwell, the representative representing California's 14th congressional district, was apparently threatened with death by former 49ers fullback Bruce Miller. Swalwell received a threatening message from an account that seems to be linked to Miller, who played six seasons in the NFL, on Thursday afternoon. 'Almost time! Would you rather Guantanamo or just execution,' Miller wrote. 'F***in traitor.'

Hakeem Jeffries says he has been 'clear consistently' he doesn't share uncle's anti-semitic views

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
Since defending Professor Leonard Jeffries in a newly discovered op-ed from his time in college, Hakeem Jeffries has been "clearly" that he does not reveal his uncle's anti-semitic views. "I've made it clear that I did not endorse any of the controversial views that were voiced by my uncle more than three decades ago, not now.' Not ever. Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in reaction to a query from DailyMail.com, and "either significant" is also significant. "I've said, my track record and public service, as well as the black and Jewish communities that proudly represent in Brooklyn, are among the many communities in which I work.'

Kevin McCarthy has 'has my back,' says defiant Marjorie Taylor Greene

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
Despite outrage from her Republican colleagues regarding her latest behavior, congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said she has "have my back" and that she will never be booted from her committee positions. In a committee hearing on Wednesday, the congresswoman from Georgia was dismissed by her colleagues after she called Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a 'liar' and brought up her old claim that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California had a sexual affair with a Chinese spy. In the aftermath, she spoke with McCarthy.

MTG could be voted out of the committee by 'furious' Homeland Security Republicans

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
After lashing out twice at a Homeland Security Committee hearing and calling DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a liar, Marjorie Taylor Greene could face committee expulsion from her own party. During the hearing to condemn Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of having a sexual relationship with and being compromised by a Chinese spy, the firebrand Republican congresswoman called out the Chinese spy for a second time - a matter unrelated to the hearing on Wednesday. Following the outbreak and the one exposing Mayorkas' name, Republican Chairman Mark Greene barred Taylor Greene - often referred to as her initials MTG - from speaking further during the hearing.

According to the DOJ, Trump can be sued under 1871 anti-KKK law and be kept accountable for cops wounded in January 6

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 2, 2023
In a new filing, Justice Department lawyers argue that Trump does not have absolute rights' for his January 6 address, where he told supporters to 'fight like hell.' Capitol police officers and lawmakers are suing, claiming that Trump should be kept accountable for physical and mental injuries suffered when a pro-Trump crowd wreaked havoc on the Capitol. According to the DOJ's submission, First Amendment rights don't extend to speech that aims at inciting or launching imminent lawless steps.'

As Kevin McCarthy continues to refuse to exclude Omar, Schiff, and Swalwell from committees, the White House defends them

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2023
On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that all three senators have 'bring a lot to the table when it comes to foreign policy and national security.' McCarthy ruled on Tuesday that Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell were no longer welcome on the House Intel Committee, and that since it is a select committee rather than a standing one, he has the final say on the committee's membership. Rep. Ilhan Omar has also threatened to dismiss him from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after making claims about Israel.

According to Schiff and Swalwell, McCarthy's removal of the Intel panel from the board is McCarthy's'revenge' for Trump

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
According to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was kicked off the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, the pair was simply getting revenge for former President Donald Trump. McCarthy ruled that Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell were no longer welcome on the House Intel Committee on Tuesday. Rep. Ilhan Omar has also threatened to withdraw from the House Foreign Affairs Committee following remarks she made about Israel.

Kevin McCarthy confirms he will block Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from Intel panel

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
Kevin McCarthy denied blocking Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, blaming Schiff's "lying to the public" and Swalwell's relationship with a Chinese spy. Both Schiff and Swalwell retaliated angrily, insisting they did nothing wrong and that they were being singled out for their probe into Donald Trump. Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority Leader, wrote to McCarthy over the weekend requesting that Schiff and Swalwell be reappointed to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a prestigious committee with access to critical, classified information. According to Jeffries, there is no such thing as a "precedent or justification" for denying them. McCarthy denied, but he defended his decision vehemently on Tuesday.

Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, is attempting to ban Ilhan Omar, Eric Swalwell, Adam Schiff from committees

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 24, 2023
Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Democrat from Indiana, said in a tweet on Tuesday that speaker McCarthy must avoid "bread and circuses" in congress and start planning for a change. McCarthy has promised to ban Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff of California from the House select committee on Intelligence, while threatening to ban progressive Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. In the last Congress, Democrats are voting to strip hard-right GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of George of their committee positions.

Kevin McCarthy kicks lhan Omar, Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off committees

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 10, 2023
Kevin McCarthy will follow Republican Senator Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell off the Intelligence Committee, as well as prohibiting Ilhan Omar from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee. During the 117th Congress, former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stripped GOP Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from their committee positions. Republicans have warned that Democrats will regret it down the road when deciding who will control which committees is elected. If operating under normal circumstances, Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries would submit their names to the appropriate committees and McCarthy would accept.

Democrats gloat as Republican vote for Speaker turns into spectator sport

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
Leader Kevin McCarthy is crashing far short of the 218 votes required to become Speaker for the third time, and Democrats are basking in the House GOP conference's internal chaos. Rep. Ted Lieu tweeted, 'About to go to the House Floor,' as well as a snapshot of him holding a bag of popcorn.' Rep. Robyn Kelly sent out a tweet of herself carrying a tin of popcorn into the speaker's lobby.

Unlawed migrants attempt to break into a Texas ranch house at a frightening time

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 28, 2022
The moment a group of immigrants screamed at the door of the house in Edwards County is shown by a shocking security video. As members of the group attempt to pry open the windows, to no avail, one of them grabs what seems to be a 2x4 piece of wood and bangs it against the door. The door, on the other hand, would not budge until the homeowner tied the deadbolt to its steel frame. After failing to get inside her house, the woman, who has spent $13,000 on repairs since a previous break, said they successfully entered her neighbor's house but fled by the time Border Patrol arrived. The dramatic situation unfolds as waves of migrants arrive to the border (inset), with a large gap uncovered along the wall near El Paso for asylum seekers to sneak through.