Unearthed records expose Swalwell campaign's 'bizarre inconsistency' in payments to California manA former FEC commissioner told Fox News Digital that the payments should 'cause the agency's auditing arm to investigate'
By Peter Pinedo, Cameron Cawthorne
Fox NewsPublished October 31, 2025 10:20am EDT
One of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is raising eyebrows over a "bizarre inconsistency" in his campaign’s Federal Election Commission filings that list several different reasons for payments to a Haitian American staffer, totaling over $360,000.
FEC filings from Swalwell for Congress and his Remedy PAC, dating back to 2021 and as recently as last month, show over 75 payments to an individual named Darly Meyer, with various reasons given for the disbursements. Individual payments vary from as little as $53 to over $12,000.
Based on the payments, Meyer has earned varying amounts each year, including over 27 payments last year that added up to over $120,000. He is also on pace to make over $120,000 in 2025.
The FEC filings list several different reasons for the payments, ranging from travel expenses, car service to security services to salary. There are also several payments to Meyer for things like "personal travel expense reimbursement," "event flowers reimbursement" and postage. ...