Eric Swalwell’s Fang Fang hypocrisy – Latest News
Eric Swalwell desires the Jeffrey Epstein information launched — simply not the Fang Fang information.
Back in September, Swalwell grilled FBI director Kash Patel in Congress, accusing him of masking up for Donald Trump — with none proof of wrongdoing by the president.
“If the president is not implicated, then why not release everything?”
Eric Swalwell speaks at a podium during the California Democratic Party conference. AP
Kash Patel in a blue go well with and patterned tie, listening at a listening to. AP
Patel replied that the FBI had launched all the things that it may beneath the law.
That wasn’t good enough for Swalwell
But now, all of a sudden, Swalwell doesn’t like the thought of the FBI releasing information.
That’s as a result of this time, the information contain paperwork about Christine Fang, or Fang Fang, an alleged Chinese spy who reportedly had a relationship with Swalwell.
He had his attorneys ship a “cease-and-desist” letter to Patel, and is threatening to sue, accusing the FBI of a “horrendous abuse of power” and a “smear” marketing campaign.
His attorneys claimed that Swalwell “has never been accused of wrongdoing” within the Fang Fang affair.
So what?
If we apply the identical precept to the Fang Fang information that Swalwell tried to use to the Jeffrey Epstein information, then the FBI ought to release all the things it has — and we should always assume the worst about anybody attempting to stop it.
Swalwell can also be upset about a federal investigation into his D.C. mortgage, which he borrowed for a “primary residence” within the capital whereas additionally claiming to be a California resident.
Jeffrey Epstein in a blue shirt with an American flag patch, sitting in a chair, with a pink background. DOJ
And no doubt he’s additionally upset that people are scrutinizing that California residence, which seems to consist of a single room within the home of a political ally.
Swalwell feels he’s being singled out for political functions.
“Donald Trump and Kash Patel do not get to pick the next governor. Californians do,” Swalwell mentioned.
He’s proper. Politicians from the opposing celebration shouldn’t be in a position to choose who’s eligible to run for workplace.
Wouldn’t it’s good if Swalwell had adopted his own advice?
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell seated inside a non-public jet. by way of REUTERS
Swalwell and then-Representative Adam Schiff abused their place on the House Intelligence Committee to analyze President Donald Trump with the objective of impeaching him.
Schiff and the Democrats known as witnesses in a secret room within the Capitol, the place different members of Congress, and the final public, couldn’t see what was occurring.
The committee would leak claims about testimony — which had been typically contradicted by the precise transcripts of the depositions.
Then, after “auditioning” witnesses, Schiff solely let some of them testify in public — these he felt would best make the case in opposition to overturning the 2016 election and eradicating Trump from workplace.
Also, within the course of that investigation, the House spied on the telephone calls of varied Trump associates, together with his lawyer — and Kash Patel.
Swalwell was later one of the House managers for Trump’s second impeachment, which was an unconstitutional attempt to bar a former president from operating for workplace.
Now the shoe is on the opposite foot.
Whether or not the FBI releases the Fang Fang information, Swalwell might lastly be studying that everybody deserves equal safety of the law.
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