FBI director reportedly assigned SF agents to look into Eric Swalwell - SFGATE
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FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly assigned agents to investigate Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic Trump critic.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly assigned San Francisco-based agents to investigate Rep. Eric Swalwell, according to reporting by sfgate.com. Swalwell, a Democratic congressman from California, has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration and served on the House Intelligence Committee during Trump's first term. The nature of the investigation and its specific focus are not detailed in available reporting. The move raises questions about whether the FBI is being used to target political opponents, a concern that has shadowed the Trump administration's relationship with federal law enforcement agencies. Swalwell has not publicly commented on the reported investigation.
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No specific investigative details or actions are described; the move raises questions about potential political targeting by federal law enforcement.
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