{"id":1937555,"date":"2023-05-25T01:25:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T05:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-concludes-probe-into-rep-eric-swalwells-associations-with-alleged-chinese-spy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T01:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T05:28:08","slug":"house-ethics-committee-concludes-probe-into-rep-eric-swalwells-associations-with-alleged-chinese-spy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-concludes-probe-into-rep-eric-swalwells-associations-with-alleged-chinese-spy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics Committee ends investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell&#8217;s ties to alleged Chinese spy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-ethics-committee-concludes-probe-into-rep-eric-swalwells-associations-with-alleged-chinese-spy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0524\/46951ccc-eed7-4d31-abcb-d4cbe3bd9898\/audio.mp3?length=2896173&#038;duration=241\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Swalwell Cleared in Chinese Spy Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>After a two-year investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell\u2019s (D-Calif.) associations with a Chinese national and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doc-foreign-student-visa-holder-tried-to-leave-us-with-sensitive-military-intel\/\" title=\"Doc: Foreign Student Visa Holder Tried To Leave US With Sensitive Military Intel\">suspected spy<\/a>, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee has concluded that no further action will be taken against the California Democrat. Despite the committee\u2019s conclusion, Swalwell has been urged to remain cautious and conscious of the possibility of improper influence by foreign agents and governments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3626316\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20\/swalwell.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n      Christine Fang with then-Dublin, Calif., City Council member Eric Swalwell at an October 2012 student event. (Screenshot\/Social media)<br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<h3>Political Intelligence, Influence Operations<\/h3>\n<p>Swalwell has been embroiled in the Chinese spy saga since 2020, when reports emerged that he had been targeted by a suspected Chinese intelligence operative known as Fang Fang or Christine Fang. According to a December 2020 report by Axios, Fang had targeted Swalwell and other political figures between 2011 and 2015 after meeting him in Dublin, California, when he was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">city council member<\/a>. Fang also reportedly took part in a fundraising activity for Swalwell\u2019s 2014 reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, in 2015, Swalwell was appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, at which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-concludes-probe-into-rep-eric-swalwells-associations-with-alleged-chinese-spy\/\" title=\"Ethics Committee ends investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell's ties to alleged Chinese spy.\">time federal investigators alerted<\/a> him that they were concerned by Fang\u2019s suspicious activity and behavior and suspected that she was gathering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-job-approval-tanks-among-black-voters-over-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Biden Job Approval Tanks Among Black Voters Over Vaccine Mandate\">political intelligence<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ccps-disinformation-war-on-u-s-social-media\/\" title=\"The CCP\u2019s Disinformation War on U.S. Social Media\">conducting influence operations<\/a> in the Bay Area. The Democrat immediately cut ties with Fang, who promptly left the country, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell has maintained that he did nothing wrong and fully cooperated with the FBI.<\/p>\n<h3>Swalwell Blames \u2018MAGA GOP\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>However, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) removed Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee in January amid the ongoing investigation, citing concerns over security. At the time, Swalwell called the decision an act of \u201cpolitical vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He welcomed the conclusion of the investigation in a statement on May 23, declaring that it\u2019s \u201ctime to move on\u201d from the case.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swalwell has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Chinese spy saga.<\/li>\n<li>The House Ethics Committee has concluded that no further action will be taken against the California Democrat.<\/li>\n<li>Swalwell has been urged to remain cautious and conscious of the possibility of improper influence by foreign agents and governments.<\/li>\n<li>Swalwell has maintained that he did nothing wrong and fully cooperated with the FBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to move on from this case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Ethics Committee has ended its two-year investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell&#8217;s connections with a suspected Chinese spy. The committee informed Swalwell in a private letter that no further action will be taken. The announcement was made on May 22 by Chairman Michael Guest and ranking Democratic member Susan Wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":1937556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4038,4117,4384,6740,4381,3976,7129,6893,15517,3864],"class_list":["post-1937555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alleged","tag-chinese","tag-committee","tag-eric","tag-ethics","tag-investigation","tag-rep","tag-spy","tag-swalwells","tag-ties"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1937555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1937556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1937555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1937555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1937555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}