Overview
- A New York Post story, citing the congressional blog Sources Say, reports that Eric Swalwell invoked a past sexual relationship with Katie Miller to argue against releasing FBI files about his contacts with suspected Chinese operative Christine Fang.
- Those FBI files document contacts between Swalwell and Fang from about 2011–2015 and show investigators were concerned Fang may have acted on behalf of Chinese intelligence while she raised funds and helped place interns.
- Officials ultimately did not release the files after internal debate over disclosure and longstanding DOJ practice against publishing investigative records that could embarrass uncharged public figures.
- The new claim is based on limited sourcing and has not been independently confirmed, and the report’s outlet and source carry partisan and single-source caveats that shape how the allegation should be weighed.
- Separate from the espionage reporting, more than a dozen women told CNN in April that Swalwell sexually assaulted or raped them, prompting Manhattan DA and DOJ probes and leading to his resignation and exit from the governor’s race.