Why Did Rep. Eric Swalwell Spend Six Figures on Criminal Defense Attorneys?
During the payment time period, the House Ethics Committee investigated Swalwell's ties to a Chinese spy.
March 25, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield 2 Comments
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Rep. Eric Swalwell is the leading Democrat in the California gubernatorial race despite the fact that he probably doesn’t live in California, and had an apparent affair with a Chinese spy and, but at least he isn’t Rep. Katie Porter, Tom Steyer or Xi Jinping. There are still all sorts of questions about Swalwell. Like where does he live, is he a Chinese spy and why did he spend $300,000 on lawyers?
Eric Swalwell, the Bay Area congressman and candidate for California governor, spent more than $300,000 in campaign funds on private attorneys who specialize in white-collar criminal defense and employment law.
Between 2016 and 2023, Swalwell’s congressional campaign made 44 payments to Bay Area-based law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLC totaling $305,118. According to federal campaign finance records, the payments range between $250 up to $35,623. KCRA 3 was the first to report the payments on Tuesday.
In a statement to KCRA 3, a spokesman for Swalwell’s campaign said the payments were for legal guidance amid President Donald Trump’s “retaliatory investigations” into the congressman “that have put his family and staff at risk.”
https://www.frontpagemag.com/why-did-rep-eric-swalwell-spend-six-figures-on-criminal-defense-attorneys/
