FBI Raids Eric Swalwell-Tied Mansion

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Updated Oct 27, 3:37pm ET

Federal agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell. The October 27 search was part of an ongoing investigation involving Swalwell. The home belongs to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, a former donor who let Swalwell stay there and hosted campaign events. Cloobeck later said he had cut ties with him. The inquiry follows allegations by multiple women of sexual misconduct. One former staffer alleged Swalwell raped her when she was too intoxicated to consent. Swalwell has denied wrongdoing and called the allegations false. He resigned from Congress and ended his California governor campaign in April. In August, agents seized his devices at San Francisco International Airport and searched his Washington home. He also faces inquiries in New York and Los Angeles, but has not been charged. The FBI confirmed an operation tied to an ongoing criminal investigation. Warrant records remain sealed, and the search’s purpose is undisclosed.

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Left-leaning outlets framed the search through Swalwell’s political collapse, while stressing the widening investigations. CNN centered how the allegations ended a prominent Democrat’s House career and governor bid. The Guardian emphasized the mansion search as the latest escalation, while noting Swalwell’s break with a wealthy former benefactor.

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Right-leaning outlets cast the raid as a deepening scandal, with more attention to Swalwell’s patronage network. The Daily Mail stressed the search as a major escalation for a disgraced former congressman. The New York Post lingered on the billionaire backer who housed and financed him before cutting him off. RedState folded the raid into a broader scandal narrative involving Fang Fang revelations.

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