FBI director pushes to release investigative files on Rep. Eric Swalwell: Reports

FBI Director Kash Patel is directing the bureau to release investigative files related to Rep. Eric Swalwell's contacts with a suspected Chinese spy, according to reporting by the New York Times and Washington Post. The investigation, which became public in 2020, involved a Chinese operative who had developed a close relationship with the California Democrat before being identified and expelled from the U.S. Patel has instructed FBI personnel in California to compile and redact the sensitive information from the files ahead of release. The move reflects the Trump administration's broader push to declassify and publicize documents about past investigations into political figures.