by Ben Whedon
FBI agents on Tuesday raided a Beverly Hills mansion reportedly owned by a donor to former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
Multiple news sources report also the raid and the home are connected to the ex-lawmaker, citing “two people familiar with the probe.”
Swalwell, a former Democratic presidential candidate, ended his bid for California governor this year and resigned from the House amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
“To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” he said on social media regarding his congressional campaign.
When he resigned from Congress, he noted was “deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.”
“I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,” he added.
The exact link between the Tuesday raid and the former lawmaker remains unclear.
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Ben Whedon is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
Photo “Eric Swalwell” by Eric Swalwell.
