Patel looking to release old files on Swalwell’s ties to alleged Chinese spy

FBI Director Kash Patel has moved to release decade-old files on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over his ties to an alleged Chinese spy, according to multiple reports.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Patel ordered agents in the FBI’s San Francisco office to redact the files before they are eventually released and shared with Trump administration officials.

The files focus on Swalwell’s ties with a Chinese national named Christine Fang, also known as Fang Fang. According to an Axios investigation, Fang participated in fundraising for Swalwell in his 2014 reelection campaign for the House and also placed at least one intern in his Washington, D.C., office. Swalwell was one of many politicians, particularly in the Bay Area, whom Fang interacted with.

Federal investigators alerted Swalwell about concerns they had about Fang in 2015, telling him that they suspected she worked for China’s Ministry of State Security, the country’s main civilian