Event Brief
FBI seizes Swalwell’s devices at SFO amid misconduct probe
By The BriefBrief · Sources (19)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Summary: The FBI seized former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s cell phone and other electronic devices at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night, according to two sources. A subsequent search of Swalwell’s Washington, D.C., home was carried out on Sunday as the sexual misconduct investigation escalated.
WHO: FBI
WHAT: FBI seized Eric Swalwell’s electronic devices at San Francisco International Airport and searched his Washington, D.C., home.
WHEN: Aug 15, 2026
WHERE: San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, USA
WHY: The seizure and home search were carried out as part of an FBI probe into Eric Swalwell’s sexual misconduct allegations.
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