FBI raids California home tied to former Congressman Eric Swalwell – US media

ByBernd Debusmann Jr White House reporter.

Key points

• You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App.
• FBI officers raided a California home in connection with the investigation into former US Congressman Eric Swalwell, US media reports.
• The BBC has contacted Swalwell's lawyer and the Department of Justice for comment.
• Swalwell has previously denied any wrongdoing and his attorney has called them "fabricated".
• "These accusations are false, fabricated, and deeply offensive – a calculated and transparent political hit job, " his attorney Sara Azari remarked around the time they were first noted.

Swalwell, 45, dropped out of California's governor's race earlier this year and offered up his seat in the House of Representatives after allegations of sexual misconduct while in office emerged.

In August, the FBI halted the former Democratic lawmaker at an an airport, seized his electronic devices and raided his Washington DC home as part of the investigation into those allegations.

For context, the BBC has contacted Swalwell's lawyer and the Department of Justice for comment.

Swalwell has faced allegations from multiple women, including that he raped one victim while she was too intoxicated to respond and that he sent women unsolicited nude photographs.

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