{"id":2647882,"date":"2026-08-21T14:28:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-thought-fang-fang-was-just-a-girl-next-door-to-bring-home-to-mom-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:32:58","slug":"swalwell-thought-fang-fang-was-just-a-girl-next-door-to-bring-home-to-mom-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swalwell-thought-fang-fang-was-just-a-girl-next-door-to-bring-home-to-mom-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Swalwell thought Fang Fang was just a &#8216;girl next door&#8217; to bring &#8216;home to mom&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fswalwell-thought-fang-fang-was-just-a-girl-next-door-to-bring-home-to-mom-joe-concha%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=2647882&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--><p>Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized former Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell for his connections to suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine Fang (&#8220;Fang fang&#8221;) and expressed that recent FBI raids on Swalwell\u2019s devices were expected.Concha highlighted Swalwell\u2019s past allegations of sexual misconduct, including a federal examination and the seizure of devices, after multiple accusers came forward.Swalwell admitted to having a sexual relationship with Fang Fang, which was revealed by the White House Transparency Task Force. Despite FBI warnings in 2020 about Swalwell\u2019s links to Fang Fang, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allowed him to stay on the Intelligence Committee, a decision Concha described as a mistake motivated by political utility. concha also criticized Swalwell\u2019s media presence and his failed presidential bid, suggesting his influence was maintained due to his visibility and Pelosi\u2019s support, but noted the ongoing scandals have severely damaged his reputation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> slammed former Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\">Eric Swalwell<\/a> for his ties to suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine Fang, also known as \u201cFang Fang,\u201d and said the latest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> raid of Swalwell\u2019s devices came as no surprise. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the least surprising development that we\u2019re seeing as far as these charges since the sun rising in the east,\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Hannity<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4696159\/beatty-emergency-order-trump-kennedy-center\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joyce Beatty files emergency order stopping Trump\u2019s name from going back on Kennedy Center<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4696050\/swalwell-fang-fang-girl-next-door-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Swalwell believed \u2018Fang Fang was just a girl next door that you brought home to mom\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4694825\/hillary-clinton-host-karaoke-night-progressives-nyc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hillary Clinton to host karaoke night for progressives in NYC<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swalwell was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4694598\/fbi-raid-eric-swalwell-property-seizes-devices-sexual-misconduct-investigation\/\">confronted by federal agents<\/a> on Saturday, stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct. On Sunday, his home in Washington, D.C., was searched. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swalwell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4690930\/eric-swalwell-china-spy-fang-fang\/\">admitted to having a sexual relationship<\/a> with Fang Fang in investigative documents released by the White House Transparency Task Force on Monday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3689836&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=7e81316fdea640acdfc586a0a7d8fc45\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swalwell is under fire after several accusers came forward with sexual assault allegations. It prompted an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4525546\/manhattan-da-open-investigation-swalwell-sexual-assault-allegation\/\">investigation<\/a> into the former congressman, including one <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4532773\/swalwell-doj-investigation-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/\">by the Department of Justice<\/a>. He resigned after several staff members called for his resignation, and he also dropped out of the California gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swalwell and Speaker Emerita <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) are both facing controversy. In 2020, Pelosi was briefed by the FBI about Swalwell\u2019s connection to Fang Fang, but she allowed Swalwell to remain on the House Intelligence Committee, saying, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/329220\/pelosi-i-dont-have-any-concerns-about-eric-swalwell-ties-to-chinese-spy\/\">\u201cI don\u2019t have any concerns<\/a> about Mr. Swalwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha torched Pelosi\u2019s decision to let Swalwell remain on the committee despite being briefed, saying she let him stay because \u201che was a useful idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha emphasized that Swalwell\u2019s frequent appearances on MSNBC, now known as MS Now, made him an effective policy advocate for Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was a guy who was on TV a lot; therefore, he could push the Pelosi agenda,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4694598\/fbi-raid-eric-swalwell-property-seizes-devices-sexual-misconduct-investigation\/\"><strong>FBI RAIDS ERIC SWALWELL\u2019S PROPERTY, SEIZES DEVICES AT AIRPORT IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said Swalwell tried to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/157826\/eric-swalwell-becomes-first-2020-democrat-to-drop-out\/\">run for president<\/a> because \u201cPelosi gave him that sort of elevation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe guy who literally believed that a girl named Fang Fang was just the girl next door that you brought home to mom, and now you see what\u2019s going on with these sexual assault allegations, which was an open secret in terms of his behavior towards women in Washington for many years,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha: Swalwell\u2019s FBI raid was unsurprising<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2647883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26232581698214.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35815,84508,52093,5894,4633],"class_list":["post-2647882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-eric-swalwell","tag-fang-fang","tag-joe-concha","tag-politics","tag-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26232581698214.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647882","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647882"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647886,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647882\/revisions\/2647886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}