New footage shows the moment that FBI agents swarmed former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell and seized his electronics at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month.
Federal agents seized Swalwell’s iPhone and MacBook Pro laptop as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual assault.
Swalwell was dressed in a hoodie as agents approached him after deplaning. He was not arrested.
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In April, the Justice Department launched an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Swalwell.
Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress and dropped out of the California governor’s race due to the sexual assault allegations earlier this year.
At least five women have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted by Swalwell.
One Swalwell accuser came forward and spoke at press conference in Beverly Hills in April.
The 5th Swalwell accuser to come forward, Lonna Drews, is represented by attorney Lisa Bloom.
“I represent a brave Eric Swalwell accuser. Her disturbing story is forthcoming. We call upon him to resign from Congress and the governor’s race, and we will cooperate with authorities in their investigation,” Lisa Bloom (Gloria Allred’s daughter) said on the evening before the press conference.
Lisa Bloom also disclosed that three other women have contacted her with accusations against Eric Swalwell.
Lonna Drews recounted how Eric Swalwell drugged and raped her in 2018 and choked her to the point of unconsciousness in a West Hollywood hotel room.
“In 2018, while I was living and working as a model in Beverly Hills, and I also owned a fashion software company, I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions,” the alleged sexual assault victim, Lonna Drews, said.
“I knew he was married at the time and that his wife was pregnant. He was my friend. On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink,” she said.
Lonna Drews said Swalwell drugged her drink and violently raped her.
“He raped me, and he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness. And I thought I died. I did not consent to any sexual activity,” she said through tears.
“I would never have engaged in a consensual sexual encounter with Eric Swalwell,” she said.
Following Lonna Drews’ presser, the Los Angeles DA opened an investigation into Swalwell.
Swalwell is also under investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office after a former staffer came forward to CNN and said the California Democrat raped her in 2024.
The Swalwell staffer said she was sexually assaulted by Swalwell in 2019.
The staffer also said Swalwell raped her in 2024, years after she left his employment.
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