# FBI raids former Representative Swalwell’s home amid sexual misconduct probe

https://mins.news/en/item/27656

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 18:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/fbi-raids-ex-us-representative-swalwells-home-amid-sexual-misconduct-probe?traffic_source=rss

> US media report that federal agents raided former Representative Eric Swalwell’s Washington, DC, home and seized his electronic devices at San Francisco airport as part of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct. Swalwell, who faced public accusations of sexual assault and other misconduct, resigned from Congress and withdrew from California’s governor’s race.

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